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