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