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