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