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