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.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	990	$55,080	$26.48
Arizona	290	$57,010	$27.41
Arkansas	480	$44,210	$21.26
California	2,310	$65,230	$31.36
Colorado	200	$50,840	$24.44
Connecticut	1,870	$68,380	$32.87
Florida	630	$52,460	$25.22
Georgia	650	$54,470	$26.19
Illinois	5,100	$54,960	$26.42
Indiana	3,920	$55,380	$26.63
Iowa	960	$51,980	$24.99
Kansas	830	$53,660	$25.80
Kentucky	1,840	$58,140	$27.95
Louisiana	100	$49,350	$23.73
Maine	80	$61,030	$29.34
Maryland	80	$63,780	$30.66
Massachusetts	1,020	$61,320	$29.48
Michigan	10,270	$59,680	$28.69
Minnesota	1,560	$57,730	$27.75
Mississippi	360	$49,490	$23.80
Missouri	1,160	$55,040	$26.46
Nebraska	530	$55,750	$26.80
Nevada	160	$61,110	$29.38
New Hampshire	310	$61,340	$29.49
New Jersey	790	$64,060	$30.80
New Mexico	30	$42,280	$20.33
New York	1,990	$55,590	$26.73
North Carolina	1,270	$53,930	$25.93
North Dakota	60	$64,230	$30.88
Ohio	6,350	$53,280	$25.62
Oklahoma	190	$59,260	$28.49
Oregon	310	$64,650	$31.08
Pennsylvania	3,330	$53,680	$25.81
Rhode Island	230	$54,790	$26.34
South Carolina	1,030	$57,080	$27.44
South Dakota	110	$48,130	$23.14
Tennessee		$48,640	$23.38
Texas	2,040	$52,110	$25.05
Utah	430	$51,930	$24.97
Vermont	120	$63,310	$30.44
Virginia	580	$47,320	$22.75
Washington	1,080	$68,930	$33.14
West Virginia	50	$62,420	$30.01
Wisconsin	2,690	$54,850	$26.37

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate machine tools used in the forming of metal components, as well as the fabrication of special tools, dies, jigs and fixtures used in cutting, working and finishing metal components.