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