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