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