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