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Gear machinist

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Auto change machinist Auto machinist Automotive gear machinist Automotive gearing machinist Electrical gear machinist Electrical gearing machinist Gear change machinist Gear machinist Mechanical gear machinist Mechanical gearing machinist Mechatronic gear machinist Mechatronic gearing machinist Precision gear machinist Precision gearing machinist

Gear machinists make precision parts for gears and other driving elements. They use a variety of machine tools.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting one or more types of machine tool for production of metal articles in standardized series;
(b) Operating and monitoring metal working machines, such as lathes, milling, planing, boring, drilling, grinding or honing machines, including multipurpose numerically controlled metal working machines;
(c) Performing similar tasks when machining plastics and other metal substitutes;
(d) Observing machine operations to detect work piece defects or machine malfunctions, and adjusting machines as necessary;
(e) Inspecting work pieces for defects, and measuring work pieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates or other measuring instruments;
(f) Changing worn machine accessories, such as cutting tools and brushes, using hand tools.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Operating cutting, grinding and smoothing machinery
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Maintaining mechanical machinery

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.


Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Physical and engineering science technicians

Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

320

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

13,93%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-17,74% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

63,75%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,00%

Part-time contracts

1,16% Turnover index

414

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-11%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

94%

6%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Physical and engineering science technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
8%
Between 1 and 2 years
18%
Between 2 and 4 years
43%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
12%
Manufacturing
37%
Construction
17%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
15%
Administrative and support service activities
7%
Education
6%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.