CNC Programmer How Do You Become a CNC Programmer
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CNC Programmer
CNC Programmer Salary, what do they earn?
In 2025 it’s around £32,000 a year but it can be a lot more.
When I am training engineers to become CNC Programmers I always say programming is the easy bit. The programme is the tool that makes the CNC Machine do what you want it to do.
When the cutting tool starts chattering and squealing you will need to draw on experience to know why this is happening.
Tooling Knowledge
So you need a good knowledge of tooling.
In small companies you need to wear many hats
When a company asks us to programme parts for them these are the questions we ask.
- Do you know what tools you want to use?
- Do you have a machining method?
- Do you have work holding?
- Do you have feeds, speeds and depth of cut you want to use?
- Do you have any tips for The Grand National?
More often than not the answers to the questions above are No No No No and “One For Arthur”
Anyway enough of Horse Racing.
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Here are two courses that can get you on the right track.
It is all about experience and unfortunately I have come across quite a few programmers with none.
When you get there it’s not a bad job.
We would love you to come to us to learn to become a CNC Programmer but you will need a whole lot more skills before you will be able to produce good CNC Programs. Being able to program is just another tool and another skill.