58 Job Market Blog posts

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The real path from CNC operator to programmer, what each step actually pays, how people get started, and which certifications are worth having.

Newport News Shipbuilding is hiring CNC and manual machinists at $28–$42/hr, up to $92K a year with bonus — the clearest look yet at what large-part CNC and naval shipbuilding work actually pays.

39 real setup machinist postings, and what the jump from operator work is actually worth.