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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
- Injection Mold Tooling Technician
- Injection Mold Technician
- Form Builder
- Fluorescent Lighting Model Maker
- Firearms Model Maker
- Experimental Mechanic
- Engineering Model Maker
- Display Maker
- Dioramist
- Clay Modeler
- Appliances Sample Maker
Tasks for “Jig and Fixture Builder”
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- 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.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Hand snips
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Digital calipers
- Power brakes
- Portable workshop cranes
- Capacitance checkers
- Scribing tools
- Visual autocollimators
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Bandsaws
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Power grinding machines
- Wheatstone bridges
- Flat smooth cut files
- Audio-oscillators
- Jewelers lathes
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Manual lathes
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Chain hoists
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Metal shears
- Mallets
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Signal generators
- Jig bores
- Digital hardness testers
- Benchtop drill presses
- Electronic micrometers
- Microsoldering equipment
- Grease dispensing guns
- Manual mills
- Power saws
- Engraving machines
- Soldering irons
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Microsoft Excel
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Word