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