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