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