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