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