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