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