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