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