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