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