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