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