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