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