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