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