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