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