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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4111 Tool and 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.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 75043$31.51/hr$20.28/hr$24.17/hr$30.97/hr$38.53/hr$43.86/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing1,050$30.63/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities30$19.21/hr
Professional and Business Services70$46.43/hr
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA 20$29.70/hrN/A
Northeast Balance of State 20$19.21/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 30$29.08/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 30$19.21/hr2.1%
St Cloud MN MSA 40$29.54/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 50$31.92/hrN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 50$29.54/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 70$30.45/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 70$30.45/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 80$32.31/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 80$29.84/hr-1.6%
Central Minnesota 160$30.99/hr-0.5%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 750$30.97/hr-1.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 910$31.14/hrN/A
Minnesota 1,150$30.91/hr-0.8%




  • Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
  • Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
  • Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.
  • Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
  • Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
  • 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 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.
  • File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.