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