Patternmakers, Wood

Also called: Mold Maker, Pattern Maker, Patternmaker

Career Cluster: Manufacturing
What they do:
Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.
On the job, you would:
  • Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
  • Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws.
  • Lay out patterns on wood stock and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products, based on blueprint specifications and sketches, and using marking and measuring devices.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • design
  • product and service development
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Business
  • management
  • customer service
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • reading work related information
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Controlled Movement
  • quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
  • use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
Ideas and Logic
  • order or arrange things
  • group things in different ways
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Stress Tolerance
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Delcam PowerMILL
  • Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
Computer aided design CAD software
  • 3D Systems Geomagic Design X
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or certificate after high school
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $83,330.00
Median: $52,520.00
Low: $40,730.00
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