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