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