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