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