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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 Try Out Worker
- Die Trouble Shooter
- 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-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker”
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, 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.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
Related Technology & Tools
- Grinding wheels
- Angle plates
- V blocks
- Metal markers
- Gear lathes
- Vertical milling machines
- Surface finish comparators
- Safety glasses
- Height micrometers
- Die grinders
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Bridge cranes
- Angle gauge blocks
- Precision rulers
- Vernier protractors
- Plug gauges
- Hoisting equipment
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Allen wrenches
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Digital plotters
- Tensile testers
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Tin snips
- Cold chisels
- Riveting tools
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Optical flats
- Knee mills
- Claw hammers
- Combination milling machines
- Turret lathes
- Protective face shields
- Telescoping gauges
- Honing machines
- Horizontal boring mills
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Tube benders
- T-style tap wrenches
- Portable drills
- Magnifying glasses
- Deburring tools
- Bore gauges
- Optical comparators
- Brazing equipment
- Vernier calipers
- Grease guns
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Feeler gauges
- Radial drill presses
- Desktop computers
- Honing stones
- Surface gauges
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Tongs
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Air compressors
- Mallets
- Power grinders
- Vertical bandsaws
- Rasps
- Tap extractors
- Tap sets
- Furnace ladles
- Protractors
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Vernier height gauges
- Disc grinders
- Precision tapered reamers
- Oil dispensing cans
- Hacksaws
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Depth gauges
- Safety goggles
- Magnetic drill presses
- Power press brakes
- Dial indicators
- Digital micrometers
- Combination squares
- Drill point gauges
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Steel rules
- Profile grinders
- Vertical belt sanders
- Layout squares
- Power drills
- Turret punch presses
- Hand jacks
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Turning tools
- Gap lathes
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Wire brushes
- Hand reamers
- Countersinks
- Bench grinders
- Die maker's squares
- Dust collectors
- Handheld refractometers
- Thread gauges
- Gauge blocks
- Forklifts
- Jig bores
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Punch sets
- Rotary surface grinders
- Dial calipers
- Band saws
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Laptop computers
- Precision files
- Compound sine bars
- Air grinders
- Knurling tools
- Ear plugs
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Thread ring gauges
- Loupes
- Chuck keys
- Stamping presses
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Measuring tapes
- Cutoff saws
- Diamond dressers
- Portable welders
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Precision levels
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Vibratory tumblers
- Workshop cranes
- Dust masks
- Counterbores
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Deburring machines
- Workshop bench vises
- Stick welders
- Acetylene torches
- Bearing pullers
- Metal scribers
- Drill presses
- Die spotting presses
- Welders
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Power shears
- Dividers
- Boring bars
- Radius gauges
- Hand clamps
- Surface grinding machines
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Arbor presses
- Hardness testing devices
- Broachers
- Engraving machines
- Laser cutters
- Microsoft Word
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- DP Technology ESPRIT
- Autodesk Inventor
- CNC Mastercam
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- Microsoft Project
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley Microstation
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Microsoft Office
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Logopress
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Microsoft Excel
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- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
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