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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
- 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
- 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 Maker
- 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 “Metal Model Maker”
- 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.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- 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.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- 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.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
Related Technology & Tools
- Benchtop drill presses
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Engraving machines
- Power brakes
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Chain hoists
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Power grinding machines
- Jewelers lathes
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Hand snips
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Capacitance checkers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Visual autocollimators
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Portable workshop cranes
- Scribing tools
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Audio-oscillators
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Metal shears
- Bandsaws
- Electronic micrometers
- Manual lathes
- Microsoldering equipment
- Soldering irons
- Flat smooth cut files
- Digital hardness testers
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Jig bores
- Manual mills
- Mallets
- Power saws
- Digital calipers
- Signal generators
- Grease dispensing guns
- Wheatstone bridges
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Word
- Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Excel