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