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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
- 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 “Prototype Fabricator”
- 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.
- 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.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- 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.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- 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.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Power saws
- Digital calipers
- Jewelers lathes
- Bandsaws
- Jig bores
- Grease dispensing guns
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Wheatstone bridges
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Mallets
- Manual lathes
- Engraving machines
- Metal shears
- Soldering irons
- Portable workshop cranes
- Hand snips
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Power brakes
- Benchtop drill presses
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Microsoldering equipment
- Chain hoists
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Manual mills
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Visual autocollimators
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Capacitance checkers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Flat smooth cut files
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Audio-oscillators
- Digital hardness testers
- Power grinding machines
- Scribing tools
- Electronic micrometers
- Signal generators
- Microsoft Excel
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Word