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