Tool and Die Makers

(NOC 7232)
+2.69%
 

Requirement

To be a tool and die maker, you usually need a high school education.

To gain trade certification as a tool and die maker, you must either complete a four- or five-year tool and die making apprenticeship program or have a combination of over five years' work experience and some high school, college or industry courses in tool and die making.

Tool and die making trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Qualified tool and die makers may also obtain interprovincial (Red Seal) trade certification, which provides job mobility throughout the country.

With experience, you can move up the ranks to become a supervisor.

Many recent entrants have a trade/vocational certificate.

Degrees Associated with This Career

High School Diploma
Certificate
Diploma

Useful Experience/Skills

Precision work
Mechanics
3-D visualization
Decision-making

Useful Secondary School Subjects

Industrial Arts (Metalworking)
Math
Physics
Drafting
Blueprint Reading

Modified on January 26, 2022