Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: -17.6%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$64,190.00
State
No Data
Regional
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing
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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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 39.85%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 39.06%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 21.09%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 30.34%
- Over 10 years = 18.21%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.98%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 17.98%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 13.43%
- None = 1.26%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.39%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.23%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.19%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 54.60%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 20.88%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.13%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.26%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.07%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.07%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 37.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 21.11%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.52%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.13%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.91%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- 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.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
74.25 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
70.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
61.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
57.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
51.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
65.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
59.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
65.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
62.50 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
59.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
59.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
56.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
82.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
69.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
65.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
64.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
64.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
63.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
62.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
60.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
58.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
55.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
55.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
53.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
52.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
52.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
49.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
84.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
83.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
81.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
76.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
75.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
74.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
74.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
74.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
70.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
68.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
54.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
52.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
99.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
99.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
93.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
91.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
88.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
85.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
84.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
83.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
82.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
82.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
80.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
79.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
79.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
76.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
74.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
72.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
69.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
68.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
67.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
66.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
66.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
62.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
62.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
59.20 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
59.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
58.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
58.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
58.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
57.20 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
54.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
54.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $42,470.00 | $64,190.00 | $76,960.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Employment Projections
USA: 2023-2033
Virginia: 2022-2032
Regions: 2020-2030
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2,900 | 2,400 | -17.6% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Titles
- Appliances Sample Maker
- Catalytic Converter Special Build Prototype
- Clay Modeler
- Composite Manufacturer
- Computer Numerical Control Machinist (CNC Machinist)
- Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)
- Computer Numerical Control Programmer (CNC Programmer)
- Dioramist
- Display Maker
- Engineering Model Maker
- Experimental Mechanic
- Fabricator
- Firearms Model Maker
- Fluorescent Lighting Model Maker
- Form Builder
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Liner Man
- Liner Worker
- Linesman
- Machinist
- Mandrel Maker
- Metal Mockup Maker
- Metal Model Builder
- Metal Model Maker
- Mock Up Builder
- Mock Up Maker
- Model Builder
- Model Maker
- Model Maker Apprentice
- Model Technician
- Mold Maker
- Mold Technician
- Molding Technician
- Pattern Finisher
- Pattern Maker
- Plastic Jig and Fixture Builder
- Process Technician
- Prototype Model Maker
- Prototype Special Build
- Scale Model Maker
- Sculptor
- Template Maker
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool Builder
- Tool Maker
- Tooling Technician
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Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
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