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