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Live CNC machinist, programmer, and setup jobs from shops across the country, pulled straight from hireCNC’s board and updated continuously. No need to wait for next week’s roundup.
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Production Shop vs. Job Shop: what machinists say to know before you switch - hireCNC blog hero graphic

Production Shop vs. Job Shop: What Machinists Say You Should Know Before Switching

A young machinist asked our MACHINIST Facebook group whether to leave a mass-production shop for a small aerospace job shop. Here's what experienced machinists told him, and what to ask before you make the same move.
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Case study: 4 hires in 2 months at Metron Machining, Lakewood CO, retained search with hireCNC

Case Study: 4 Hires in 2 Months at Metron Machining

Metron Machining struggled for months to fill roles through job boards and recruiters. With hireCNC retained search, they made four hires in two months at about 80% less than contingent fees.
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Graphic showing pay progression from $18 to $36 per hour over two years for a CNC machinist

How One Machinist Went From $18 to $36 an Hour in Two Years

A machinist posted his exact two-year route from $18/hr to $36/hr. Here's what the raises actually tracked — and what didn't.
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5 Years' Experience. What Should It Actually Pay? — hireCNC Job Market

How Much Should a Machinist With 5 Years' Experience Actually Make?

A machinist asked why he was only offered $24/hr after five years. The post got 800+ replies with no consensus — here's what actually explains the pay spread, backed by real hireCNC board and BLS data.
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Case study hero: 114,400 machinists saw Nader Sharif's Synkronos MACHINIST post, 19 asked for details

The Job Post That Argued With Its Own Comment Section — and Still Got 19 Machinists to Raise Their Hand

A small Fontana aerospace shop posted one honest hiring ad in the MACHINIST group — no agency copy, no formatted graphic. 114,400 people saw it, 19 asked for details, and most of the rest argued about California. Here's why the post worked anyway.
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Case study hero: 463 likes, 227 comments on Nate Bigelow's hireCNC recruiting post — no employer named, 23 info requests

463 Likes. 227 Comments. hireCNC Never Named the Company.

A retained-search recruiter posted one hiring ad from his own Facebook page — no employer name, no logo, no company link. The comment section still produced two dozen real machinists asking how to apply.
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What Benefits Do Machinists Actually Want?

We asked machinists in our Facebook group what benefits actually matter, outside of pay. 199 comments and 14,000+ people later, here's what came up again and again.
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CNC Mill Machinist Pay — What Shops Are Actually Posting

What machine shops are really paying CNC mill and VMC machinists right now, straight from live board postings — median pay, sample size, and what pushes it higher.
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CNC Swiss Machinist Pay — What Shops Are Actually Posting

What shops are really paying CNC Swiss machinists right now, straight from live board postings — real numbers, honest sample size, and why pay hasn’t caught up to demand yet.
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