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