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