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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”.

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Tasks for “Tool and Die Maker/Designer”

Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
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.
Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
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.
Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
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.
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.
File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
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.
Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.

Related Technology & Tools

Metal markers
Cutoff saws
Turning tools
Height micrometers
Countersinks
Shielded arc welding tools
Horizontal boring mills
Surface gauges
Hardness testing devices
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Vertical bandsaws
Stick welders
Tube benders
Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
Vibratory tumblers
Brazing equipment
Bore gauges
Forklifts
Dust masks
Knurling tools
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Grinding wheel dressing sticks
Optical flats
Hoisting equipment
Laser cutters
Hydraulic pressing equipment
Telescoping gauges
Vertical milling machines
Gauge blocks
Turret lathes
Compound sine bars
Abrasive cutoff saws
Stamping presses
Grease guns
Grinding wheels
Drill point gauges
Drill presses
V blocks
Loupes
Cold chisels
Digital plotters
Band saws
Safety glasses
Surface grinding machines
Tin snips
Hand jacks
Oil dispensing cans
Rasps
Power grinders
Dial calipers
Wire brushes
Power drills
Tensile testers
Magnetic drill presses
Radial drill presses
Phillips head screwdrivers
Honing machines
Toolmaker's microscopes
Acetylene torches
Power shears
Welders
Angle gauge blocks
Precision rulers
Punch sets
Turret punch presses
Workshop cranes
Bench grinders
Honing stones
Ear plugs
Handheld refractometers
Die maker's squares
Riveting tools
Hand reamers
Flat blade screwdrivers
Die spotting presses
Wire electrical discharge machines
Dial indicators
Workshop bench vises
Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
Safety goggles
Arbor presses
Telescoping measuring rods
Protective face shields
Steel rules
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Portable welders
Profile grinders
Mallets
Deburring tools
Combination squares
Tongs
Angle plates
Grit blasting cabinets
Vernier protractors
Hermaphrodite calipers
Thread ring gauges
Plasma arc welding equipment
Knee mills
Jig bores
Die grinders
Bearing pullers
Air grinders
Tap sets
Precision files
Dividers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Depth gauges
Magnifying glasses
Digital micrometers
Portable drills
T-style tap wrenches
Protractors
Hacksaws
Disc grinders
Desktop computers
Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
Air compressors
Gear lathes
Metal scribers
Engraving machines
Combination milling machines
Layout squares
Claw hammers
Surface finish comparators
Optical comparators
Hand clamps
Chuck keys
Deburring machines
Precision tapered reamers
Dust collectors
Allen wrenches
Laptop computers
Counterbores
Tap extractors
Bridge cranes
Boring bars
Broachers
Furnace ladles
Plug gauges
Precision levels
Power press brakes
Vernier calipers
Vertical belt sanders
Air-powered sandblasters
Feeler gauges
Heat treatment furnaces
Thread gauges
Vernier height gauges
Ultrasonic testing equipment
1-2-3 blocks
Gap lathes
Diamond dressers
Rotary surface grinders
Radius gauges
Measuring tapes
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment

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