Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Tasks Include:
- Set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns.
- Read and interpret blueprints or drawings of parts to be cast or patterns to be made, compute dimensions, and plan operational sequences.
- Verify conformance of patterns or template dimensions to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers.
- Assemble pattern sections, using hand tools, bolts, screws, rivets, glue, or welding equipment.
- Repair and rework templates and patterns.
- Clean and finish patterns or templates, using emery cloths, files, scrapers, and power grinders.
- Construct platforms, fixtures, and jigs for holding and placing patterns.
- Mark identification numbers or symbols onto patterns or templates.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: -9.5%
Education
Some College Courses
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$54,970.00
State
No Data
Regional
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Education
Required Level of Education
- Some College Courses = 40.25%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 33.48%
- 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) = 15%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 8.68%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 2.47%
- Bachelor's Degree = 0.11%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 29.27%
- None = 20.10%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.42%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.22%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 10.48%
- Up to and including 1 month = 8.68%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.78%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.71%
- Over 10 years = 0.23%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 0.11%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 24.14%
- Up to and including 1 month = 20.73%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.17%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 17.70%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 11.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 3.84%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.57%
- None = 1.29%
- Over 10 years = 0.23%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 23.85%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 21.27%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.28%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 17.81%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.42%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.91%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.34%
- Over 10 years = 0.11%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns.
- Read and interpret blueprints or drawings of parts to be cast or patterns to be made, compute dimensions, and plan operational sequences.
- Verify conformance of patterns or template dimensions to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers.
- Assemble pattern sections, using hand tools, bolts, screws, rivets, glue, or welding equipment.
- Repair and rework templates and patterns.
- Clean and finish patterns or templates, using emery cloths, files, scrapers, and power grinders.
- Construct platforms, fixtures, and jigs for holding and placing patterns.
- Mark identification numbers or symbols onto patterns or templates.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Program computerized numerical control machine tools.
- Design and create templates, patterns, or coreboxes according to work orders, sample parts, or mockups.
- Lay out and draw or scribe patterns onto material, using compasses, protractors, rulers, scribes, or other instruments.
- Select pattern materials such as wood, resin, and fiberglass.
- Apply plastic-impregnated fabrics or coats of sealing wax or lacquer to patterns used to produce plastic.
- Paint or lacquer patterns.
- Create computer models of patterns or parts, using modeling software.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
64.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
60.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
58.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
58.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
51.75 | 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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
59.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
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 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | 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. |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | 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. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | 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). |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
85.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
70.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
68.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
66.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
66.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
64.50 | 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. |
63.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
61.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
59.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
59.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
58.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
57.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
53.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
53.00 | 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. |
52.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
80.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
76.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
74.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
72.50 | 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. |
71.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
68.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
65.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
63.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
60.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
59.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
58.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
56.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
51.75 | 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 onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | 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. |
50.00 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | 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? |
100.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
90.60 | 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? |
90.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
89.60 | 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? |
89.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
87.60 | 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? |
82.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
82.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
79.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
77.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
76.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
76.80 | 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? |
75.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
75.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
71.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
71.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
70.40 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
70.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
69.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
68.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
67.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
67.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
66.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
66.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
64.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
63.60 | 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? |
63.60 | 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? |
61.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
60.80 | 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? |
54.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
54.20 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
50.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Patternmakers, 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 onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $35,840.00 | $54,970.00 | $66,260.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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 and Alexandria/Arlington | 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 onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2,100 | 1,900 | -9.5% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
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 and Alexandria/Arlington | 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 onet28)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
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Patternmakers, 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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Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Titles
- Acoustical Tile Patternmaker
- All-Around Patternmaker
- Boilermaker Loftsman
- Chart Writer
- Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)
- Computer Numerical Control Programmer (CNC Programmer)
- Developer
- Die Cast Die Maker
- Extrusion Die Template Maker
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- Mold Maker
- Pattern Chart Writer
- Pattern Checker
- Pattern Cutter
- Pattern Developer
- Pattern Fitter
- Pattern Maker
- Pattern Mechanic
- Pattern Repair Person
- Pattern Scratcher
- Pattern Shop Worker
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- Stencil Maker
- Template Maker
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool Maker
- Tooler
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Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
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