Precision Machining Technology Career Overview - Southwestern Illinois College

Technical Education Precision Machining

Career Opportunities

Demand for graduating students is steady and jobs for graduates can be found in a variety of businesses, especially those producing machinery parts for the automotive and aircraft manufacturing
industries.

A graduate of the Precision Machining Technology program is prepared to work as a(n):

  • Toolmaker
  • CNC operator
  • CNC programmer
  • General machinist
  • Maintenance machinist
  • Inspector
  • CAD/CAM programmer