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