Tool & Die Makers
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.
Also called: Carbide Tool Die Maker, Jig and Fixture Builder, Tool and Die Maker, Toolmaker
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- notice when problems happen
- group things in different ways
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Cooperation
Technology:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Vero International VISI-Mould
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- CNC Mastercam
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
Education:
certificate after high school
