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