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