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