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