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Will AI replace Tool and Die Makers?
O*NET occupation 51-4111.00
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.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Die Maker
- Tool and Die Maker
- Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
- Tool Maker
- Trim Die Maker
- Bench Tool Maker
- Carbide Tool Maker
- Plastic Tool Maker
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.
- 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.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
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