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