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