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