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