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