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