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