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