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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
- 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
- Scale Model Maker
- Prototyper
- Prototype Model Maker
- Prototype Fabricator
- Product Builder
- Process Mold Technician
- Plastic Jig and Fixture Builder
- Molding Technician
- 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 “Molding Technician”
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- 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.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Capacitance checkers
- Benchtop drill presses
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Power grinding machines
- Metal shears
- Portable workshop cranes
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Scribing tools
- Audio-oscillators
- Power brakes
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Mallets
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Power saws
- Bandsaws
- Wheatstone bridges
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Manual lathes
- Visual autocollimators
- Microsoldering equipment
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Electronic micrometers
- Digital calipers
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Signal generators
- Engraving machines
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Flat smooth cut files
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Jig bores
- Jewelers lathes
- Grease dispensing guns
- Chain hoists
- Digital hardness testers
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Manual mills
- Soldering irons
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Hand snips
- Microsoft Word
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Excel
- Creo Parametric