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