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