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Will AI replace Model Makers, Metal and Plastic?
O*NET occupation 51-4061.00
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.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Modeler
- Metal Model Maker
- Plastic Modeler
- Model Maker
- Scale Model Maker
- Metal Mockup Maker
- Metal Model Builder
- Firearms Model Maker
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- 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.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
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