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