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