Occupational Employment Statistics
51-4062 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 10 | 3 | $37.58/hr | $24.98/hr | $39.66/hr | $39.81/hr | $39.99/hr | $39.99/hr |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 280 | $19.39/hr | -15.0% |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 150 | $25.05/hr | -14.3% |
Machinists
| 10,540 | $25.35/hr | 6.9% |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 60 | $21.46/hr | N/A |
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
| 260 | $22.77/hr | N/A |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
| 30 | $24.77/hr | -5.3% |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
| N/A | $19.21/hr | N/A |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
| 9,930 | $24.13/hr | -12.0% |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 1,860 | $21.90/hr | 7.1% |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 300 | $25.36/hr | -1.7% |
- Design and create templates, patterns, or coreboxes according to work orders, sample parts, or mockups.
- Clean and finish patterns or templates, using emery cloths, files, scrapers, and power grinders.
- Create computer models of patterns or parts, using modeling software.
- Program computerized numerical control machine tools.
- Select pattern materials such as wood, resin, and fiberglass.
- Set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns.
- Verify conformance of patterns or template dimensions to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers.
- Set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns.
- Repair and rework templates and patterns.
- Lay out and draw or scribe patterns onto material, using compasses, protractors, rulers, scribes, or other instruments.