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