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