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