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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
- Scale Model 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 “Template Maker”
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- 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.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- 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.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- 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.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bandsaws
- Power saws
- Benchtop drill presses
- Capacitance checkers
- Digital hardness testers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Signal generators
- Jig bores
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Jewelers lathes
- Power brakes
- Scribing tools
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Grease dispensing guns
- Engraving machines
- Power grinding machines
- Microsoldering equipment
- Wheatstone bridges
- Chain hoists
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Metal shears
- Flat smooth cut files
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Soldering irons
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Portable workshop cranes
- Manual lathes
- Electronic micrometers
- Mallets
- Manual mills
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Visual autocollimators
- Digital calipers
- Audio-oscillators
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Hand snips
- Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- CNC Software Mastercam