With Iowa job growth expected to be 23% by 2020, professionals trained in CNC operations are in high-demand.
This highly-technical career involves the calculation of machine operations and cutting tools, the analysis of job orders and writing computer programs.
2014 Median Wage: $21.06
Work Activities
- Interacting with Computers
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Communicating with Others
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Processing Information
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Positions
- Tool Programmer, Numerical Control
- CNC Setup Programmer –Turning
- CNC Setup Programmer – Milling
- CNC Setup Programmer - Milling & Turning
Skills
- Programming
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Operation Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Systems Analysis
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Persistence
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
- Achievement/Effort
- Self-Control
