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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 Machinist
- 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 Maker
- 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 Maker”
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- 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.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- 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.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
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- Cold chisels
- Hacksaws
- Surface finish comparators
- Gap lathes
- Rotary surface grinders
- Vertical bandsaws
- Radius gauges
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Telescoping gauges
- Safety goggles
- Measuring tapes
- Honing stones
- Hand reamers
- Power press brakes
- Grinding wheels
- Tube benders
- Dividers
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Tin snips
- Horizontal boring mills
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Safety glasses
- Magnetic drill presses
- Die maker's squares
- Bench grinders
- Hand jacks
- Vertical milling machines
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Power shears
- Precision levels
- Optical comparators
- Steel rules
- Cutoff saws
- Turret lathes
- Air compressors
- Welders
- Magnifying glasses
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Tensile testers
- Power grinders
- Precision tapered reamers
- Mallets
- Counterbores
- Band saws
- Vernier calipers
- Vernier height gauges
- Metal markers
- Jig bores
- Air grinders
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Plug gauges
- Boring bars
- Allen wrenches
- Drill presses
- Tap extractors
- Bridge cranes
- Turning tools
- Grease guns
- Stick welders
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Hand clamps
- Radial drill presses
- Turret punch presses
- Surface gauges
- Disc grinders
- Bore gauges
- Angle gauge blocks
- Handheld refractometers
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Drill point gauges
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Deburring machines
- Desktop computers
- Acetylene torches
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Portable welders
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Oil dispensing cans
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Protective face shields
- Rasps
- Portable drills
- Air-powered sandblasters
- T-style tap wrenches
- Bearing pullers
- Laser cutters
- Thread gauges
- Punch sets
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Precision rulers
- Digital plotters
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Knurling tools
- Laptop computers
- Workshop cranes
- Layout squares
- Vernier protractors
- Wire brushes
- Height micrometers
- Diamond dressers
- Depth gauges
- Vibratory tumblers
- Deburring tools
- Riveting tools
- Chuck keys
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Combination milling machines
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Vertical belt sanders
- Tap sets
- Forklifts
- Surface grinding machines
- Die grinders
- Protractors
- Precision files
- Broachers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hoisting equipment
- Optical flats
- Thread ring gauges
- Compound sine bars
- Arbor presses
- Combination squares
- Tongs
- Furnace ladles
- Gear lathes
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- V blocks
- Ear plugs
- Power drills
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Angle plates
- Hardness testing devices
- Engraving machines
- Stamping presses
- Brazing equipment
- Dust masks
- Gauge blocks
- Metal scribers
- Loupes
- Digital micrometers
- Dial calipers
- Profile grinders
- Honing machines
- Workshop bench vises
- Countersinks
- Feeler gauges
- Die spotting presses
- Dust collectors
- Claw hammers
- Dial indicators
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