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The average pay for a Die Maker is $65,639 a year and $32 an hour in Canada. The average salary range for a Die Maker is between $47,654 and $78,569. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Canada.
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Estimated salary in 2031:
$74,444
5 Year Change:
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Die Maker is $65,639 a year and $32 an hour in Canada. The average salary range for a Die Maker is between $47,654 and $78,569. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Canada.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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View our ProductsDie Maker Job Description
Description: Fabricates set of dies for use in forming and shaping metal jewelry blanks, following drawings or blueprints and using variety of metalworking machines and engraver's hand tools. Brushes blue dye on surface of steel block work piece. Measures, locates, and marks center of block with cross-lines, using divider and drafter's pencil. Copies design, freehand, from sample drawing or blueprint, maintaining size specifications. Scribes along drawn line, using scribe. Measures finished design for conformance to specifications, using calipers and gauges. Positions work piece in vise and cuts out lines of design. Chips and cuts away excess metal to complete design, using metalworking machines and hand tools. Verifies dimensions of work piece, using calipers and gauges. Hardens and tempers steel block and drives it into another block of soft steel or plastic to form sunken design, using press, or sends it to machine shop for processing. Engraves other half of die by pounding thin sheets of metal into completed half. May engrave lettering and designs into dies, using pantograph machine. May cut out, shape, and harden upper steel die (forcer) used to stamp out jewelry articles.
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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the second-largest country by total area, with the longest coastline of any country. Its border with the United States is the longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both meteorologic and geological regions. With a population of over 41 million, it has widely varying population d...
Die Maker Job Description
Description: Fabricates set of dies for use in forming and shaping metal jewelry blanks, following drawings or blueprints and using variety of metalworking machines and engraver's hand tools. Brushes blue dye on surface of steel block work piece. Measures, locates, and marks center of block with cross-lines, using divider and drafter's pencil. Copies design, freehand, from sample drawing or blueprint, maintaining size specifications. Scribes along drawn line, using scribe. Measures finished design for conformance to specifications, using calipers and gauges. Positions work piece in vise and cuts out lines of design. Chips and cuts away excess metal to complete design, using metalworking machines and hand tools. Verifies dimensions of work piece, using calipers and gauges. Hardens and tempers steel block and drives it into another block of soft steel or plastic to form sunken design, using press, or sends it to machine shop for processing. Engraves other half of die by pounding thin sheets of metal into completed half. May engrave lettering and designs into dies, using pantograph machine. May cut out, shape, and harden upper steel die (forcer) used to stamp out jewelry articles.
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