How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Tool and Die Makers

  • Carbide Operator
  • Die Set Up Worker
  • Die Try Out Worker
  • Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
  • Jig and Fixture Builder
  • Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
  • Jig and Fixture Repairer
  • Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
  • Keller Machine Operator
  • Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
  • Tap and Die Maker Technician
  • Template Layout Worker
  • Tool and Die Assembler
  • Tool and Die Machinist
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Technician
  • Tool and Fixture Specialist
  • Tool Salvage Worker

  • 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.

  • Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
  • Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
  • Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
  • Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
  • Select production input materials.