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