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Occupation AtlasPatternmakers, Wood

O*NET · 51-7032.00

Patternmakers, Wood

Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

Also called Forms Builder · Mold Forms Builder · Mold Maker · Pattern Engineer · Pattern Maker · Pattern Worker · Patternmaker · Production Patternmaker
6 more

Wood Die Maker · Wood Experimental Mechanic · Wood Pattern Maker · Wood Patternmaker · Wood Shop Moldmaker · Woodshop Worker

Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code RAC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RACRealistic · Artistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic6.58
  • A Artistic4.06
  • C Conventional4.04
  • I Investigative2.06
  • S Social1.29
  • E Enterprising1.26

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent57%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate27%
  • Some College Courses16%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (24%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years (34%)
On-the-job training
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years (38%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Complex Problem Solving3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
  • Operation and Control3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Operations Monitoring3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Read step-by-step instructions for completing a form
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Quality Control Analysis3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
  • Active Listeningbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Mathematicsbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Operations Analysis2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Social Perceptiveness2.92.6Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
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  • Time Management2.92.6Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • Speakingbasic2.92.5Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Equipment Selection2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Active Learningbasic2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
  • Equipment Maintenance2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • Writingbasic2.62.1Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
  • Coordination2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Troubleshooting2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Management of Financial Resources2.41.9Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Repairing2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Systems Analysis2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Management of Material Resources2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Systems Evaluation2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Instructing2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Service Orientation2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Persuasion1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Technology Design1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Negotiation1.81.5Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Sciencebasic1.80.9
  • Programming1.60.6
  • Installation1.1—

Tasks

19 core · 1 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.4.7
  2. Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws.4.6
  3. 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.4.5
  4. Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors.4.4
  5. Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.4.4
  6. Correct patterns to compensate for defects in castings.4.4
  7. Divide patterns into sections according to shapes of castings to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.4.4
  8. Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and lathes to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications.4.3
  9. Finish completed products or models with shellac, lacquer, wax, or paint.4.2
  10. Mark identifying information such as colors or codes on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods.4.1
  11. Repair broken or damaged patterns.4.1
  12. Maintain pattern records for reference.4.1
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  1. Estimate costs for patternmaking jobs.4.1
  2. Construct wooden models, templates, full scale mock-ups, jigs, or molds for shaping parts of products.4.0
  3. Glue fillets along interior angles of patterns.4.0
  4. Compute dimensions, areas, volumes, and weights.3.9
  5. Select lumber to be used for patterns.3.8
  6. Collect and store patterns and lumber.3.5
  7. Inventory equipment and supplies, ordering parts and tools as necessary.3.4
  8. Issue patterns to designated machine operators.3.3

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Mathematics4.04.2Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Design3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Engineering and Technology3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Mechanical3.64.4Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Administration and Management3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Building and Construction3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
  • Production and Processing3.23.6Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Customer and Personal Service3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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  • English Language2.92.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Sales and Marketing2.82.9
  • Education and Training2.73.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Transportation2.72.6
  • Computers and Electronics2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Operate a media player to watch a training video
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.52.6
  • Administrative2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Economics and Accounting2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Public Safety and Security2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Law and Government2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Physics1.91.7Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Telecommunications1.91.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Chemistry1.81.5Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Communications and Media1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Psychology1.4—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.3—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.2—
  • Biology1.1—
  • Foreign Language1.1—
  • Geography1.1—
  • History and Archeology1.1—
  • Fine Arts1.0—
  • Food Production1.0—
  • Philosophy and Theology1.0—
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Manual Dexterity4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
  • Control Precision3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
  • Near Vision3.83.9
  • Reaction Time3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Press a button to stop operation when a warning light goes off
  • Finger Dexterity3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
  • Information Ordering3.33.1Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Visualization3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
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  • Category Flexibility3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Deductive Reasoning3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Multilimb Coordination3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a forklift truck in a warehouse
  • Oral Comprehension3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Problem Sensitivity3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work
  • Selective Attention3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Static Strength3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Pull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawn
  • Depth Perception3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Mathematical Reasoning3.02.6
  • Oral Expression3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Perceptual Speed3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speech Clarity3.02.9
  • Speech Recognition3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Trunk Strength3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Written Comprehension3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Understand signs on the highway
  • Far Vision2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Flexibility of Closure2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Fluency of Ideas2.92.3Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Inductive Reasoning2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Originality2.92.5Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Rate Control2.92.8
  • Response Orientation2.93.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Auditory Attention2.83.1Level 4 looks like: Listen for your flight announcement at a busy airport
  • Number Facility2.82.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.82.9
  • Written Expression2.82.5Level 1 looks like: Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.62.6Level 3 looks like: Carve roast beef in a cafeteria
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Dynamic Strength2.42.0Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.42.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Time Sharing2.42.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Extent Flexibility2.32.9Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Speed of Closure2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Stamina2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Gross Body Coordination2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Memorization2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Peripheral Vision1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Sound Localization1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Glare Sensitivity1.60.8
  • Spatial Orientation1.61.3Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Night Vision1.50.6
  • Explosive Strength1.40.6
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.3—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment4.55.2Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Thinking Creatively4.35.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Controlling Machines and Processes4.25.9
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.24.9Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Getting Information4.13.7Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Performing General Physical Activities4.14.8Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.95.7
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.83.7Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
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  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.74.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.74.3Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Processing Information3.63.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.54.6Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.22.8
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.22.2Level 1 looks like: Review forms for completeness
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.12.8
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Drive an 18-wheel tractor-trailer
  • Working with Computers3.13.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships2.93.8Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others2.92.3Level 1 looks like: Interpret a blood pressure reading
  • Training and Teaching Others2.72.4Level 1 looks like: Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural change
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.62.7
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others2.62.6
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.63.2Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Scheduling Work and Activities2.62.8
  • Documenting/Recording Information2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Record the weight of a patient during a routine health exam
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.21.5Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
  • Developing and Building Teams2.01.5Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that requires little advising of others
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.01.3Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
  • Assisting and Caring for Others1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Performing Administrative Activities1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Selling or Influencing Others1.71.2Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public1.4—
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.4—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7
  • Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets4.6
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.4
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.3
  • Contact With Others4.2
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.2
  • Exposed to Hazardous Equipment4.2
  • Time Pressure4.1
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.1

Technology

7 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

Hot (4)

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Other tools (3)
  • 3D Systems Geomagic Design X
  • Delcam PowerMILL
  • Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
  2. Model Makers, Wood
  3. Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
  4. Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
  5. Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
  6. Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
  7. Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
  8. Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
  9. Tool and Die Makers
  10. Sheet Metal Workers

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