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