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