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