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