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