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