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