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Machinist Linotype Salary

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$54,194 (USD)

Average Salary

$26/hr

Average Hourly

$867

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Machinist Linotype is $54,194 a year and $26 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Machinist Linotype is between $39,345 and $64,924. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$60,874
5 Year Change:
12 %

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United States Cost of Living Score:

Description: The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million. Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years...
Description:
  • Repairs and tunes linotype machines and related equipment, according to maintenance schedule, diagnosis of machine malfunctioning, and manufacturer's service manuals.
  • Inspects machines and operates keyboard to detect potential malfunctions, listening to machine operation for evidence of excessive wear and need for adjustment.
  • Talks with operators of faulty machines to determine nature of malfunction and dismantles suspected components, using hand tools.
  • Repairs, straightens, files, or machines worn or defective parts, using hand tools and machines, such as drill press, lathe, and grinder.
  • Verifies dimensions of new or repaired parts, using micrometer, feeler gauges, and fixed gauges.
  • Replaces repaired parts or installs new parts to restore machine to operating condition.
  • Cleans parts of machine, such as matrices, magazines, plunger, and space band, according to prescribed schedule, using brushes, cloth, and cleaning agents.
  • Lubricates grease fittings and moving parts of machine, using grease gun and oilcan.
  • Determines temperature of machine melting pot, using thermometer, to ascertain need for adjustment or repair.
  • May maintain supply of type metal in melting pots.
  • May operate slug-casting machine to form metal bars and strips for securing type during printing.
  • May perform duties of Linotype Operator in smaller establishments.

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The average pay for a Machinist Linotype is $54,194 a year and $26 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Machinist Linotype is between $39,345 and $64,924. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Machinist Linotype Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Job family population: 386,120

Estimated population of Machinist Linotype jobs: 1,981

Rate of error: 0.7%

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United States Cost of Living Score:

Description: The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million. Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years...
Description:
  • Repairs and tunes linotype machines and related equipment, according to maintenance schedule, diagnosis of machine malfunctioning, and manufacturer's service manuals.
  • Inspects machines and operates keyboard to detect potential malfunctions, listening to machine operation for evidence of excessive wear and need for adjustment.
  • Talks with operators of faulty machines to determine nature of malfunction and dismantles suspected components, using hand tools.
  • Repairs, straightens, files, or machines worn or defective parts, using hand tools and machines, such as drill press, lathe, and grinder.
  • Verifies dimensions of new or repaired parts, using micrometer, feeler gauges, and fixed gauges.
  • Replaces repaired parts or installs new parts to restore machine to operating condition.
  • Cleans parts of machine, such as matrices, magazines, plunger, and space band, according to prescribed schedule, using brushes, cloth, and cleaning agents.
  • Lubricates grease fittings and moving parts of machine, using grease gun and oilcan.
  • Determines temperature of machine melting pot, using thermometer, to ascertain need for adjustment or repair.
  • May maintain supply of type metal in melting pots.
  • May operate slug-casting machine to form metal bars and strips for securing type during printing.
  • May perform duties of Linotype Operator in smaller establishments.

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