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