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