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