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