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Rapid Prototyping and Design

  • Certificate
  • 14 credits
  • Delivery Method: On-Campus

Why Study Rapid Prototyping and Design at LSC?

As a child, did you ever imagine making something appear out of thin air? Something amazing! A toy you really wanted? Your own convertible, perhaps? Learn 3D printing, rapid prototyping and design and make your dreams a reality! The rapid prototyping and design certificate at Lake Superior College in Duluth, MN is a great way to enter an exciting and emerging field. Design, manufacture and test 3D models of ideas or parts. 3D printing and other rapid prototyping methods are much faster and more flexible than traditional manufacturing methods.

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Career Information

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 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.

$64K

$30/hr

Median annual salary/wage for
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
in the United States

Details

3K

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic are currently employed

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Median Annual Salary/Wage Earnings for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

the United States

$64K
$30/hr

$42K - $88K

$20/hr - $42/hr

Minnesota

$49K
$23/hr

$48K - $53K

$22/hr - $25/hr

The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for over 800 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual states, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.

Salary data are from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program (www.bls.gov/oes/). Current as of May 2024.

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Employment Numbers for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

the United States

Estimated Employment:

2,900

Minnesota

Estimated Employment:

110

My Next Move provides career outlook designations that include Bright, Average, or Below Average. Bright Outlook occupations are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years, will have large numbers of job openings, or are new and emerging occupations.

Occupation outlook data come from O*NET Bright Outlook occupations (www.onetonline.org/find/bright) and My Next Move career outlook designations (www.onetcenter.org/bright/current/mnm_outlook.html). Note this information is only available at a national level, so even if you selected a state, you’ll see this information for the whole country. Current as of November 2024.

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Alternative Job Titles for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

  • Metal Model Maker
  • Model Builder
  • Model Maker
  • Molding Technician
  • Pattern Finisher
  • Prototype Special Build

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Job Tasks and Activities for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
  • Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
  • Build production molds.
  • Confer with others to resolve production problems or equipment malfunctions.
  • Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
  • Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
  • Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
  • 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.
  • Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
  • Program equipment to perform production tasks.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
  • Repair parts or assemblies.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
  • Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
  • Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws, to fabricate prototypes or models.
  • Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
  • Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
  • Solder parts or workpieces.
  • Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
  • Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
  • Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Interests for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

  • Realistic
    Designing, building, or repairing equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors.
  • Conventional
    Following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting.

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Skills for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

In order of importance

  • Operation and Control
    Using equipment or systems.
    Importance: 66/100
  • Operations Monitoring
    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Monitoring
    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Quality Control Analysis
    Testing how well a product or service works.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Troubleshooting
    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Critical Thinking
    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Judgment and Decision Making
    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Active Listening
    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Time Management
    Managing your time and the time of other people.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Speaking
    Talking to others.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Equipment Selection
    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Coordination
    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Complex Problem Solving
    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Active Learning
    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Reading Comprehension
    Reading work-related information.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Repairing
    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Writing
    Writing things for co-workers or customers.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Social Perceptiveness
    Understanding people's reactions.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Mathematics
    Using math to solve problems.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Operations Analysis
    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Equipment Maintenance
    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Learning Strategies
    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Instructing
    Teaching people how to do something.
    Importance: 31/100
  • Technology Design
    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
    Importance: 28/100
  • Management of Personnel Resources
    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
    Importance: 28/100
  • Systems Evaluation
    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
    Importance: 25/100
  • Persuasion
    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
    Importance: 25/100
  • Systems Analysis
    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
    Importance: 25/100
  • Service Orientation
    Looking for ways to help people.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Negotiation
    Bringing people together to solve differences.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Management of Material Resources
    Managing equipment and materials.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Programming
    Writing computer programs.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Science
    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Management of Financial Resources
    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
    Importance: 16/100
  • Installation
    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
    Importance: 10/100

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Knowledge for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

In order of importance

  • Design
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    Importance: 74/100
  • Mathematics
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    Importance: 70/100
  • 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.
    Importance: 61/100
  • Mechanical
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    Importance: 58/100
  • Production and Processing
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    Importance: 52/100
  • Computers and Electronics
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
    Importance: 39/100
  • Physics
    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
    Importance: 36/100
  • Administration and Management
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
    Importance: 30/100
  • English Language
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    Importance: 29/100
  • Education and Training
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    Importance: 27/100
  • Customer and Personal Service
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Personnel and Human Resources
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
    Importance: 17/100
  • Administrative
    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
    Importance: 15/100
  • Building and Construction
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    Importance: 13/100
  • Chemistry
    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
    Importance: 13/100
  • Economics and Accounting
    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
    Importance: 12/100
  • Telecommunications
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
    Importance: 11/100
  • Transportation
    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    Importance: 11/100
  • Public Safety and Security
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    Importance: 11/100
  • Communications and Media
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
    Importance: 8/100
  • Sales and Marketing
    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
    Importance: 8/100
  • Food Production
    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
    Importance: 7/100
  • Philosophy and Theology
    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
    Importance: 6/100
  • Law and Government
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
    Importance: 5/100
  • Therapy and Counseling
    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
    Importance: 5/100
  • Biology
    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
    Importance: 5/100
  • Psychology
    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
    Importance: 5/100
  • Geography
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
    Importance: 5/100
  • History and Archeology
    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
    Importance: 5/100
  • Sociology and Anthropology
    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
    Importance: 5/100
  • Fine Arts
    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
    Importance: 1/100
  • Foreign Language
    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
    Importance: 1/100

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Physical Abilities for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

In order of importance

  • Near Vision
    Seeing details up close.
    Importance: 69/100
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    Keeping your arm or hand steady.
    Importance: 66/100
  • Visualization
    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
    Importance: 66/100
  • Reaction Time
    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
    Importance: 63/100
  • Manual Dexterity
    Holding or moving items with your hands.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Problem Sensitivity
    Noticing when problems happen.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Control Precision
    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Information Ordering
    Ordering or arranging things.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Finger Dexterity
    Putting together small parts with your fingers.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Oral Comprehension
    Listening and understanding what people say.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Trunk Strength
    Using your lower back and stomach.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Written Comprehension
    Reading and understanding what is written.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Auditory Attention
    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Oral Expression
    Communicating by speaking.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Multilimb Coordination
    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Selective Attention
    Paying attention to something without being distracted.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Deductive Reasoning
    Using rules to solve problems.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Inductive Reasoning
    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Perceptual Speed
    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Speech Recognition
    Recognizing spoken words.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Speech Clarity
    Speaking clearly.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Far Vision
    Seeing details that are far away.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Category Flexibility
    Grouping things in different ways.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Flexibility of Closure
    Seeing hidden patterns.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Written Expression
    Communicating by writing.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Depth Perception
    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Wrist-Finger Speed
    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Rate Control
    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Static Strength
    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Response Orientation
    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Mathematical Reasoning
    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Speed of Closure
    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Time Sharing
    Doing two or more things at the same time.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Number Facility
    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Dynamic Strength
    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Originality
    Creating new and original ideas.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Fluency of Ideas
    Coming up with lots of ideas.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Hearing Sensitivity
    Telling the difference between sounds.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Extent Flexibility
    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    Importance: 31/100
  • Stamina
    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
    Importance: 31/100
  • Gross Body Coordination
    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
    Importance: 28/100
  • Memorization
    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
    Importance: 28/100
  • Visual Color Discrimination
    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
    Importance: 28/100
  • Explosive Strength
    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
    Keeping your balance or staying upright.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Sound Localization
    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
    Importance: 16/100
  • Spatial Orientation
    Knowing where things are around you.
    Importance: 16/100
  • Speed of Limb Movement
    Quickly moving your arms and legs.
    Importance: 13/100
  • Peripheral Vision
    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
    Importance: 13/100
  • Night Vision
    Seeing at night or under low light.
    Importance: 10/100
  • Dynamic Flexibility
    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    Importance: 6/100
  • Glare Sensitivity
    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
    Importance: 6/100

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Tools and Technology used by Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

  • Autocollimator
  • Boring machines
  • Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
  • Calipers
  • Capacitance meters
  • Comparators
  • Drill press or radial drill
  • Electrical frequency meters
  • Engraving machines
  • Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
  • Grease guns
  • Grinding machines
  • Hardness testers
  • Hoists
  • Hydraulic press brake
  • Integrated circuit testers
  • Mallets
  • Metal band sawing machine
  • Micrometers
  • Milling machines
  • Ohmmeters
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Power routers
  • Power saws
  • Scribers
  • Signal generators
  • Simple harmonic oscillator
  • Smooth cut file
  • Soldering iron
  • Three dimensional printing machine
  • Tinners snips
  • Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe
  • Tungsten inert gas welding machine
  • Vertical machining center
  • Wire cathode electrode discharge machine
  • Workshop cranes
  • Computer aided design CAD software
    • PTC Creo Parametric
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
    • CNC Software Mastercam
  • Office suite software
    • Microsoft Office software
  • Spreadsheet software
    • Microsoft Excel
  • Word processing software
    • Microsoft Word

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Employment Industries for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

  • Plastics product manufacturing
    400 employed
  • Engineering services
    200 employed
  • Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
    200 employed
  • Motor vehicle parts manufacturing
    200 employed
  • Metalworking machinery manufacturing
    100 employed
  • Machine shops
    100 employed
  • Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing
    100 employed
  • Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
    100 employed
  • Specialized design services
    100 employed
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3321,2,5,6,9)
    100 employed

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Career Information Datasources for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

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Manufacturing workers work with products and equipment. You might design a new product, decide how the product will be made, or make the product. You might work on cars, computers, appliances, airplanes, or electronic devices.

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Skills and Knowledge

  • Learn how to create prototypes of existing mechanical components
  • Analyze, inspect, measure and test an existing mechanical component
  • Produce computer-aided drawing and assembly
  • Select proper prototype process
  • Create prototype of product using prototyping equipment including 3D printers
  • Make changes in models to achieve a working product
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