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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
- 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
- Scale Model Maker
- Prototyper
- Prototype Model Maker
- Prototype Fabricator
- Product Builder
- Process Mold Technician
- Plastic Jig and Fixture Builder
- Pattern Finisher
- 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 “Pattern Finisher”
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- 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.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- 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.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- 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.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Soldering irons
- Scribing tools
- Microsoldering equipment
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Digital calipers
- Bandsaws
- Power saws
- Jig bores
- Grease dispensing guns
- Signal generators
- Benchtop drill presses
- Electronic micrometers
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Power brakes
- Manual mills
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Audio-oscillators
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Engraving machines
- Mallets
- Visual autocollimators
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Capacitance checkers
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Power grinding machines
- Chain hoists
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Metal shears
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Portable workshop cranes
- Digital hardness testers
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Hand snips
- Wheatstone bridges
- Jewelers lathes
- Manual lathes
- Flat smooth cut files
- Microsoft Excel
- Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Word
- CNC Software Mastercam