Model Makers, Wood

Production · SOC 51-7031

0.0% AI Exposure — Low

$56,550

Median Annual Salary

Average

O*NET Outlook

200

Proj. Annual Openings

280

Employment (OEWS 2025)

100/100

AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure0.0%

AI Resiliency100/100

Exposure BandLow

Sector Avg. Exposure0.8%

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O*NET occupation profile

Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.

Common titles: Builder, Craftsman, Jig Maker, Model Builder, Model Maker, Product Development Carpenter

•Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers 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, screws, and other fasteners.
•Verify dimensions and contours of models during hand-forming processes, using templates and measuring devices.
•Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.
•Plan, lay out, and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products.

•Exchange information with colleagues.
•Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
•Assemble wood products.
•Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
•Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces.

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