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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
- Bench Tool Maker
Tasks for “Broach Setter”
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- 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.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- 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.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
Related Technology & Tools
- Vibratory tumblers
- Compound sine bars
- Vernier protractors
- Digital micrometers
- Die maker's squares
- Angle gauge blocks
- Dial calipers
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Jig bores
- Surface finish comparators
- Power drills
- Claw hammers
- Bore gauges
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Safety goggles
- Feeler gauges
- Deburring machines
- Grinding wheels
- Riveting tools
- Steel rules
- Honing stones
- Magnifying glasses
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Surface gauges
- Stick welders
- Precision levels
- Die spotting presses
- Bearing pullers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Hardness testing devices
- Power grinders
- Portable welders
- Horizontal boring mills
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Angle plates
- Vertical bandsaws
- Workshop cranes
- Hoisting equipment
- Radius gauges
- Safety glasses
- Tin snips
- Vernier calipers
- Power press brakes
- Hacksaws
- Power shears
- Air grinders
- Gear lathes
- Cold chisels
- Gap lathes
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Boring bars
- Handheld refractometers
- Optical flats
- Radial drill presses
- Knee mills
- Hand clamps
- Thread gauges
- Deburring tools
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Laptop computers
- Loupes
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Tongs
- Countersinks
- Metal markers
- Combination milling machines
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Welders
- Digital plotters
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Measuring tapes
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Drill presses
- Brazing equipment
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Acetylene torches
- Hand jacks
- Furnace ladles
- Turret lathes
- Vertical milling machines
- Allen wrenches
- Chuck keys
- Dust masks
- Thread ring gauges
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Vernier height gauges
- Bridge cranes
- Cutoff saws
- Precision rulers
- Broachers
- Optical comparators
- Protractors
- Bench grinders
- Wire brushes
- Combination squares
- Drill point gauges
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Dust collectors
- Plug gauges
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Telescoping gauges
- Turning tools
- Precision tapered reamers
- Height micrometers
- Disc grinders
- Punch sets
- Protective face shields
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Precision files
- Oil dispensing cans
- Tube benders
- Workshop bench vises
- Surface grinding machines
- Counterbores
- Tensile testers
- Band saws
- Portable drills
- Grease guns
- Knurling tools
- Mallets
- Tap extractors
- V blocks
- Honing machines
- Arbor presses
- Engraving machines
- Ear plugs
- Rasps
- Metal scribers
- Layout squares
- Profile grinders
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Air compressors
- Diamond dressers
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Depth gauges
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Stamping presses
- Tap sets
- Gauge blocks
- Dividers
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Desktop computers
- Turret punch presses
- Dial indicators
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Hand reamers
- Forklifts
- Die grinders
- Rotary surface grinders
- T-style tap wrenches
- Vertical belt sanders
- Laser cutters
- Magnetic drill presses
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- Microsoft Excel
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Project
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- CimatronE Master
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Microsoft Word
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- Microsoft Office
- CNC Mastercam
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Bentley Microstation
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Logopress
- Autodesk Inventor
- Dassault Systemes CATIA