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