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Gear machinist jobs in Finland

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

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Gear machinist – how much is the pay in Finland?

What the trade paid in 2024

Hourly earnings in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7223 Metal working machine tool setters and operators, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
Median18.51 €/h
Bottom tenth14.37 €/h
Top tenth24.18 €/h
Employees13,244

Pay by sex, 2024

Median hourly earnings by sex in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7223 Metal working machine tool setters and operators, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
SexMedianEmployees
Women16.45 €/h827
Men18.66 €/h12,417

Gear machinist - Which skills are essential?

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, and adjust settings accordingly.

Secure the operation site fixing boundaries, restricting access, placing signs and taking other measures in order to guarantee public and staff safety.

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.

Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.

Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.

Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

Gear machinist - Which skills are useful but not essential?

Keep written records of all repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, including information on the parts and materials used, etc.

Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.

The most optimal rotation or cycle time and over-all quality of a tool or a machine's processes.

Dispose of dangerous materials such as chemical or radioactive substances according to environmental and to health and safety regulations.

Measure the size of a processed part when checking and marking it to check if it is up to standard by use of two and three dimensional precision measuring equipment such as a caliper, a micrometer, and a measuring gauge.

Understand machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Types of tools used for the lathe machining process such as high-speed steel tools, carbide-tipped tools and carbide insert tools.

Tend the machine used to carve out the inner teeth of gears. Choose the appropriate cutter and settings for a specific product according to specifications.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) milling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Tend a metalworking machine designed to smoothen a metal surface by applying grinding, abrasive machine processes, monitor and operate it according to regulations.

Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) grinding machine designed for manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) drilling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.

Comply with precision standards specific to an organisation or product in metalworking, involved in processes such as engraving, precise cutting, welding.

Tend a boring machine, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

The design and production of micromechanisms. Micromechanisms combine mechanical and electrical components in a single device that is less than 1mm across.

Heat steel and metals in fire; adjust and regulate heat controls to reach appropriate pouring temperature.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) lathe and turn machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Operate a range of drilling equipment, pneumatic as well as electrical and mechanical. Tend drilling equipment, monitor and operate it, according to regulations. Safely and efficiently drill holes using the correct equipment, settings, and drill bits.

Tend a lathe designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Tend sawing machine designed for metal cutting processes, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

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Sources

Wage data: Statistics Finland, wage structure statistics, table 15az, year 2024. Read 2.10.2026. Licence CC BY 4.0.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

How we calculated these figures