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