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