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