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