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