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