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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4111.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,610.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 72,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Tool and Die Makers”.
Also Known As…
- Tool and Die Makers
- Trim Die Maker
- Toolmaker
- Tool Repairer
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Jig and Fixture Repairer
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Die Maker
- Carbide Tool Die Maker
- Aircraft Tool Maker
- Wire Drawing Die Maker
- Toolsmith
- Toolmaker Grade Three
- Toolmaker A
- Tool/Die Maker
- Tool Trouble Shooter
- Tool Setter Apprentice
- Tool Salvage Worker
- Tool Mechanic
- Tool Maker Apprentice
- Tool Liaison
- Tool and Die Technician
- Tool and Die Repair
- Tool and Die Maker/Designer
- Tool and Die Maker Level Five
- Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
- Tool and Die Assembler
- Template Layout Worker
- Tap and Die Maker Technician
- Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
- Stamping Die Maker
- Stamping Bench Die Maker
- Sawsmith
- Saw Maker
- Plastic Tool Maker
- Plastic Fixture Builder
- Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
- Metal Gauge Maker
- Metal Die Finisher
- Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop
- Keller Machine Operator
- Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
- Jigman
- Jig Maker
- Jig Bore Tool Maker
- Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
- Jig
- Hub Cutter
- Hard Die Mill Set-Up Technician-Tool Design
- Gauge Maker Apprentice
- Gage Maker
- Forcer Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Electronic Die Maker
- Edger
- Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
- Die Try Out Worker
- Die Trouble Shooter
- Die Sinker Apprentice
- Die Sinker
- Die Set Up Worker
- Die Repair Machinist
- Die Mechanic
- Die Maker Apprentice
- Die Maintenance
- Die Finisher
- Die Cutter Apprentice
- Die Cutter
- Die Baker
- Die Assembler
- Carbide Tool Maker
- Cam Maker
- Broach Setter
- Bench Tool Maker
Tasks for “Carbide Operator”
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- 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.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Brazing equipment
- Digital plotters
- Claw hammers
- Vertical bandsaws
- Precision rulers
- Air compressors
- Handheld refractometers
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Optical flats
- Angle gauge blocks
- Drill point gauges
- Dust masks
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Precision files
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Surface gauges
- Welders
- Chuck keys
- Jig bores
- Workshop cranes
- Hand reamers
- Feeler gauges
- Bridge cranes
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Precision levels
- Honing stones
- Die maker's squares
- Power shears
- Power drills
- Hand clamps
- Surface grinding machines
- Engraving machines
- Turning tools
- Honing machines
- Tap sets
- Dial calipers
- Band saws
- Tap extractors
- Desktop computers
- Angle plates
- Bore gauges
- Profile grinders
- Boring bars
- Grinding wheels
- Furnace ladles
- Height micrometers
- Vertical belt sanders
- Loupes
- Portable welders
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Power press brakes
- Gauge blocks
- Hoisting equipment
- Laptop computers
- Telescoping gauges
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Depth gauges
- Precision tapered reamers
- Turret lathes
- Combination squares
- Air grinders
- Tin snips
- Broachers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Disc grinders
- Portable drills
- Ear plugs
- Vernier calipers
- Digital micrometers
- Dividers
- Die spotting presses
- Tongs
- Thread ring gauges
- Workshop bench vises
- Metal scribers
- Surface finish comparators
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Layout squares
- Diamond dressers
- Compound sine bars
- Plug gauges
- Grease guns
- Dust collectors
- Knurling tools
- Arbor presses
- Counterbores
- Power grinders
- Bearing pullers
- Allen wrenches
- Metal markers
- Vibratory tumblers
- Radius gauges
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Punch sets
- Stamping presses
- Cutoff saws
- Vertical milling machines
- Protractors
- Safety glasses
- Countersinks
- Bench grinders
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Radial drill presses
- Deburring machines
- Wire brushes
- Oil dispensing cans
- Thread gauges
- Protective face shields
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Horizontal boring mills
- Mallets
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hand jacks
- Safety goggles
- Knee mills
- Laser cutters
- V blocks
- Magnifying glasses
- Turret punch presses
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Rasps
- Combination milling machines
- Drill presses
- Gear lathes
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Forklifts
- Hardness testing devices
- Vernier protractors
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Gap lathes
- Dial indicators
- Magnetic drill presses
- Optical comparators
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Tensile testers
- Steel rules
- Riveting tools
- Die grinders
- Hacksaws
- Deburring tools
- Measuring tapes
- Vernier height gauges
- Acetylene torches
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Tube benders
- Stick welders
- Cold chisels
- T-style tap wrenches
- Rotary surface grinders
- Microsoft Word
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CNC Mastercam
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Logopress
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk Inventor
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- Bentley Microstation
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- CimatronE Master
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- Microsoft Project
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Microsoft Office
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design