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