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