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