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