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