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