Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4062 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2022

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
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

Leading Industries for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	30	$37.30/hr

Other Regional Data for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	10	$39.81/hr	-5.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	10	$39.66/hr	N/A
Minnesota	30	$37.30/hr	-4.2%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
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%

Task for Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

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.