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