Tool & Die Maker
$78,312 earning potential
$78,312
High-end Earners in
South Carolina ( Top 10% )
$58,947
median annual wage
$32
median hourly wage
Responsibilities
- Read blueprints, sketches, specifications, or CAD and CAM files for making tools and dies
- Compute and verify dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of workpieces
- Set up, operate, and disassemble conventional, manual, and computer-numeric controlled (CNC) machine tools
- File, grind, and adjust parts so that they fit together properly
- Test completed tools and dies to ensure that they meet specifications
- Smooth and polish the surfaces of tools and dies