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