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