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