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