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