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