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