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Job Description
Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4111.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,610.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 72,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Tool and Die Makers”.
Also Known As…
- Tool and Die Makers
- Trim Die Maker
- Toolmaker
- Tool Repairer
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Jig and Fixture Repairer
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Die Maker
- Carbide Tool Die Maker
- Aircraft Tool Maker
- Wire Drawing Die Maker
- Toolsmith
- Toolmaker Grade Three
- Toolmaker A
- Tool/Die Maker
- Tool Trouble Shooter
- Tool Setter Apprentice
- Tool Salvage Worker
- Tool Mechanic
- Tool Maker Apprentice
- Tool Liaison
- Tool and Die Technician
- Tool and Die Repair
- Tool and Die Maker/Designer
- Tool and Die Maker Level Five
- Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
- Tool and Die Assembler
- Template Layout Worker
- Tap and Die Maker Technician
- Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
- Stamping Die Maker
- Stamping Bench Die Maker
- Sawsmith
- Saw Maker
- Plastic Tool Maker
- Plastic Fixture Builder
- Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
- Metal Gauge Maker
- Metal Die Finisher
- Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop
- Keller Machine Operator
- Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
- Jigman
- Jig Maker
- Jig Bore Tool Maker
- Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
- Jig
- Hub Cutter
- Hard Die Mill Set-Up Technician-Tool Design
- Gauge Maker Apprentice
- Gage Maker
- Forcer Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Electronic Die Maker
- Edger
- Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
- Die Try Out Worker
- Die Trouble Shooter
- Die Sinker Apprentice
- Die Sinker
- Die Set Up Worker
- Die Repair Machinist
- Die Mechanic
- Die Maker Apprentice
- Die Maintenance
- Die Finisher
- Die Cutter Apprentice
- Die Cutter
- Die Baker
- Die Assembler
- Carbide Tool Maker
- Carbide Operator
- Cam Maker
- Broach Setter
- Bench Tool Maker
Tasks for “Aircraft Tool Maker”
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
Related Technology & Tools
- Air grinders
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Die grinders
- Turning tools
- Metal markers
- Laptop computers
- Honing stones
- Workshop bench vises
- Feeler gauges
- Boring bars
- Mallets
- Surface finish comparators
- Measuring tapes
- Safety glasses
- Bearing pullers
- Vibratory tumblers
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Cold chisels
- Vertical milling machines
- Profile grinders
- Tin snips
- Vertical belt sanders
- Drill point gauges
- T-style tap wrenches
- Surface gauges
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Thread ring gauges
- Claw hammers
- Counterbores
- Angle gauge blocks
- Gap lathes
- Precision tapered reamers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Vernier height gauges
- Jig bores
- Acetylene torches
- Power drills
- Deburring tools
- Hand jacks
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Allen wrenches
- Vernier calipers
- Tongs
- Stamping presses
- Safety goggles
- Loupes
- Disc grinders
- Steel rules
- Bridge cranes
- Portable drills
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Dial calipers
- Magnifying glasses
- Vertical bandsaws
- Protractors
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Digital plotters
- Horizontal boring mills
- Die maker's squares
- Chuck keys
- Hand clamps
- Broachers
- Protective face shields
- Dust collectors
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Precision rulers
- Tube benders
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Gear lathes
- Riveting tools
- Tensile testers
- Compound sine bars
- Handheld refractometers
- Vernier protractors
- Diamond dressers
- Honing machines
- Hoisting equipment
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Combination squares
- Rasps
- Power grinders
- Bore gauges
- Digital micrometers
- Metal scribers
- Punch sets
- Engraving machines
- Telescoping gauges
- Ear plugs
- Furnace ladles
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Knee mills
- Drill presses
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Dividers
- Arbor presses
- Band saws
- Height micrometers
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Turret lathes
- Wire brushes
- Workshop cranes
- Rotary surface grinders
- Power press brakes
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Power shears
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Precision levels
- Bench grinders
- Stick welders
- Layout squares
- Welders
- Deburring machines
- Radial drill presses
- Turret punch presses
- Grinding wheels
- Knurling tools
- Gauge blocks
- Surface grinding machines
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Thread gauges
- Precision files
- Tap sets
- Hacksaws
- Hardness testing devices
- Optical comparators
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Combination milling machines
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Angle plates
- Grease guns
- Portable welders
- Magnetic drill presses
- Radius gauges
- Optical flats
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Die spotting presses
- Countersinks
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Cutoff saws
- Brazing equipment
- Tap extractors
- Oil dispensing cans
- Dust masks
- Air compressors
- Dial indicators
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- V blocks
- Plug gauges
- Forklifts
- Desktop computers
- Depth gauges
- Laser cutters
- Hand reamers
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Microsoft Project
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Autodesk Inventor
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- Bentley Microstation
- CNC Mastercam
- Microsoft Word
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- Microsoft Excel
- CimatronE Master
- Microsoft Office
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Logopress
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator