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