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