The Work
Millwrights install and assemble precision machines using sophisticated measuring instruments.  They install and align heavy industrial machinery such as conveyor systems, packaging systems, compressors, electric generators and turbines. 

The Working Conditions
Millwrights work at hydroelectric dams, paper mills, nuclear power generating stations, gas or coal-fired generation plants, smelters and refineries.  They use precise optical measuring and leveling instruments.  Millwrights need good math skills, the ability to think problems through, manual dexterity, and the ability to work to very small tolerances (to a thousandth of an inch).  They may have to lift heavy objects. 

Wages 
Union
Apprentice: $12.78 per hour
Journey: $25.55

updated 1/03 

For more information:
For more information on this program, contact the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries at (503) 731-4072 or visit them online at: Bureau of Labor and Industries

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