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