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