Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
O*NET Code: 51-4062.00
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
Description
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.
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💼 Also Known As
Acoustical Tile PatternmakerAll-Around PatternmakerBoilermaker LoftsmanChart WriterComputer PatternmakerDie Cast Die MakerDie InspectorDie TechnicianExtrusion Die CoordinatorExtrusion Die CorrectorExtrusion Die Template MakerFixture BuilderFoundry PatternmakerFreelance PatternmakerLayout TechnicianLoftsmanMetal Bench PatternmakerMetal Pattern MakerMetal PatternmakerMetal Products Patternmaker
⚡ Skills (9)
Operations Monitoring3/100
Operation and Control3/100
Quality Control Analysis3/100
Reading Comprehension3/100
Active Listening3/100
Speaking3/100
Critical Thinking3/100
Monitoring3/100
Complex Problem Solving3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (6)
🔥Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
03D Systems Geomagic Design X
Computer aided design CAD software
0Delcam PowerMILL
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
0Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
Occupations with similar skills and natural career progression opportunities
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Machinists
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Tool and Die Makers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
📊 Skills Comparison
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic → Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Transition Difficulty: Easy (100% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (4)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Reading Comprehension
Current: 3Target: 3
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Active Listening
Current: 3Target: 3
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Speaking
Current: 3Target: 3
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Critical Thinking
Current: 3Target: 3
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