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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
Also Known As…
- 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)
- 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 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 “Model Makers, Metal and Plastic”
- 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.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- 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.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
Related Technology & Tools
- Chain hoists
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Electronic micrometers
- Manual lathes
- Bandsaws
- Digital calipers
- Grease dispensing guns
- Metal shears
- Mallets
- Engraving machines
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Visual autocollimators
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Flat smooth cut files
- Manual mills
- Benchtop drill presses
- Jewelers lathes
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Digital hardness testers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Jig bores
- Wheatstone bridges
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Portable workshop cranes
- Power grinding machines
- Audio-oscillators
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Scribing tools
- Power saws
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Microsoldering equipment
- Capacitance checkers
- Hand snips
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Power brakes
- Soldering irons
- Signal generators
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel