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