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