Patternmakers, Wood

Job zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 51-7032.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, United States (no San Antonio figure is published for this career)

$38k10th$50kMedian$84k90th

New workers start near $37,600; experienced workers reach $83,780. About 220 people do this job in United States.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

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

Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.
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.
Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors.
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.
Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.
Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws.

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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