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