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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
- 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
- Experimental Mechanic
- Engineering Model Maker
- Display Maker
- Dioramist
- Clay Modeler
- Appliances Sample Maker
Tasks for “Mold Tooling Technician”
- 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.
- 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.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- 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.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Portable workshop cranes
- Digital calipers
- Power saws
- Scribing tools
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Digital hardness testers
- Jewelers lathes
- Electronic micrometers
- Microsoldering equipment
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Jig bores
- Manual lathes
- Power brakes
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Metal shears
- Mallets
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Capacitance checkers
- Engraving machines
- Chain hoists
- Manual mills
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Grease dispensing guns
- Flat smooth cut files
- Hand snips
- Audio-oscillators
- Benchtop drill presses
- Power grinding machines
- Signal generators
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Bandsaws
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Visual autocollimators
- Soldering irons
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Wheatstone bridges
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam