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