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