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