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