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