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