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