Numerical Control Tool Programmers

Numerical control tool programmers generally work a 40-hour week, although overtime is common during peak periods. To justify the costly investments in machinery, some employers extend hours of operation, requiring CNC programmers to work evening and weekend shifts.

Programmers work in comfortable office surroundings, set apart from the noisier, more hazardous shop floor. Their work is more analytical and, as a result, less physically demanding than the work of machinists and other tool operators.