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