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