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