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