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