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