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