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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.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- 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.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- 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.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- 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.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
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- Mallets
- Forklifts
- Laser cutters
- Safety goggles
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Compound sine bars
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Safety glasses
- Desktop computers
- Portable drills
- Deburring machines
- Dial calipers
- Power shears
- Depth gauges
- Measuring tapes
- Precision files
- Countersinks
- Bore gauges
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Rotary surface grinders
- Metal markers
- Bearing pullers
- Die spotting presses
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Knurling tools
- Punch sets
- Optical comparators
- Riveting tools
- Oil dispensing cans
- Diamond dressers
- Magnetic drill presses
- Bridge cranes
- Claw hammers
- Air compressors
- Boring bars
- Workshop cranes
- Broachers
- Steel rules
- Surface finish comparators
- Hand clamps
- Turret punch presses
- Hoisting equipment
- Handheld refractometers
- Thread gauges
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Vertical milling machines
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- Hand jacks
- Tap sets
- Rasps
- T-style tap wrenches
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- Vernier protractors
- Feeler gauges
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- Portable welders
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Cold chisels
- Bench grinders
- Horizontal boring mills
- Hacksaws
- Honing stones
- Radial drill presses
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Vertical belt sanders
- Profile grinders
- Precision rulers
- Gear lathes
- Vernier height gauges
- Band saws
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Optical flats
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Grease guns
- Loupes
- Precision tapered reamers
- Dividers
- Thread ring gauges
- Acetylene torches
- Angle gauge blocks
- Radius gauges
- Cutoff saws
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Turret lathes
- Wire brushes
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Die maker's squares
- Power drills
- Counterbores
- Dust masks
- Digital plotters
- Magnifying glasses
- Tube benders
- Workshop bench vises
- Honing machines
- Die grinders
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Gauge blocks
- Tensile testers
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Grinding wheels
- Height micrometers
- Engraving machines
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Layout squares
- Hand reamers
- Plug gauges
- Ear plugs
- Disc grinders
- Power grinders
- Angle plates
- Drill presses
- Surface grinding machines
- Digital micrometers
- Drill point gauges
- Combination milling machines
- Combination squares
- Stick welders
- Metal scribers
- Tin snips
- Telescoping gauges
- Dust collectors
- Protractors
- Vertical bandsaws
- Jig bores
- Arbor presses
- Air grinders
- Stamping presses
- Dial indicators
- Surface gauges
- Hardness testing devices
- Gap lathes
- Brazing equipment
- Laptop computers
- Chuck keys
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Deburring tools
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- V blocks
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Vernier calipers
- Furnace ladles
- Precision levels
- Tap extractors
- Power press brakes
- Protective face shields
- Turning tools
- Welders
- Allen wrenches
- Plasma arc welding equipment
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- Microsoft Project
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Microsoft Excel
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
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- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Bentley Microstation
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- CimatronE Master
- CNC Mastercam
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Word
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
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