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