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