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