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