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Job Description
Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4061.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 50,360.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 6,250 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Model Makers, Metal and Plastic”.
Also Known As…
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Prototype Special Build
- Pattern Finisher
- Molding Technician
- Model Maker
- Model Builder
- Metal Model Maker
- Fabricator
- Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)
- Computer Numerical Control Machinist (CNC Machinist)
- Catalytic Converter Special Build Prototype
- Tool Builder
- Template Maker
- Scale Model Maker
- Prototyper
- Prototype Model Maker
- Prototype Fabricator
- Product Builder
- Process Mold Technician
- Plastic Jig and Fixture Builder
- Mold Tooling Technician
- Model Maker Apprentice
- Mock Up Maker
- Mock Up Builder
- Metal Model Builder
- Metal Mockup Maker
- Mandrel Maker
- Machine Tool Builder
- Linesman
- Liner Worker
- Liner Man
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Injection Mold Tooling Technician
- Injection Mold Technician
- Form Builder
- Fluorescent Lighting Model Maker
- Firearms Model Maker
- Engineering Model Maker
- Display Maker
- Dioramist
- Clay Modeler
- Appliances Sample Maker
Tasks for “Experimental Mechanic”
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
Related Technology & Tools
- Jig bores
- Hand snips
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Flat smooth cut files
- Chain hoists
- Power brakes
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Digital calipers
- Bandsaws
- Grease dispensing guns
- Digital hardness testers
- Engraving machines
- Power saws
- Capacitance checkers
- Portable workshop cranes
- Electronic micrometers
- Audio-oscillators
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Manual lathes
- Power grinding machines
- Wheatstone bridges
- Microsoldering equipment
- Benchtop drill presses
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Metal shears
- Manual mills
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Mallets
- Signal generators
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Jewelers lathes
- Soldering irons
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Scribing tools
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Visual autocollimators
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel