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