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