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