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