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