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