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“Liner Worker” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.
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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 Man
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- 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 “Liner Worker”
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- 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.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- 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.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- 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.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
Related Technology & Tools
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Digital hardness testers
- Scribing tools
- Signal generators
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Engraving machines
- Electronic micrometers
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Audio-oscillators
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Capacitance checkers
- Jewelers lathes
- Mallets
- Chain hoists
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Jig bores
- Power saws
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Visual autocollimators
- Bandsaws
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Digital calipers
- Manual mills
- Grease dispensing guns
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Manual lathes
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Wheatstone bridges
- Benchtop drill presses
- Flat smooth cut files
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Power brakes
- Soldering irons
- Power grinding machines
- Hand snips
- Metal shears
- Microsoldering equipment
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Portable workshop cranes
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam