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