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Job Description

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2211.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,080.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
Currently, there are 134,450 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sheet Metal Workers”.

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Tasks for “Air Conditioning Installer”

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Related Technology & Tools

Pneumatic impact wrenches
Pipe cutters
AC welding power units
Easy edgers
Single-cut mill saw files
Nut drivers
Scribers
Computer controlled saws
Riveting tools
Tape measures
Hand brakes
Pressure gauges
Squaring shears
Adjustable wrenches
Setting hammers
Multimeters
Power brakes
Protective clothing
Pop rivet guns
Mechanical tachometers
Aviation snips
Soldering furnaces
Electric impact wrenches
Power notchers
Drifts
Cutoff saws
Drill presses
Ladders
Dimplers
Hammer drills
Box and pan brakes
Hydraulic presses
Combustion analyzers
Straightedges
Digital multimeters
Wiring machines
Hand notchers
Beading machines
Pneumatic hammers
Rotary punches
Portable plasma cutters
Hand crimpers
Scratch awls
Chain hoists
Prick punches
Foot shears
Burring machines
Hoists
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Spiral duct machines
Bolt cutters
Power routers
Electric drills
Framing squares
Scale rulers
Pitot tubes
Cleat formers
Circular saws
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Welding helmets
Cordless drills
Pipe threaders
Hole punches
Seamers
Polishers
Welding tips
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Double seaming equipment
Inclined manometers
Hacksaws
V-notchers
Tempscribes
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Ball peen hammers
Hand dollies
Wire cutters
Velometers
Safety goggles
Draft gauges
Bandsaws
Plumb bobs
Punches
Dividers
Computer controlled presses
Personal computers
Laser levels
Ring and circular shears
U-tube manometers
Safety gloves
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Hydraulic hoists
Strobe tachometers
Socket wrench sets
Pneumatic riveters
Cold chisels
Millivolt meters
Vernier calipers
Ohmmeters
Protractors
Pipe reamers
Laser cutters
Slings
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Calipers
Riveting hammers
Allen wrenches
Power buffers
Center punches
Set squares
Humidity sensors
Rivet presses
Bumping hammers
Dial indicators
Scaffolding
Angle grinders
Laser printers
Microamp meters
Vise grip pliers
Ear muffs
Cleat folders
Smoke testers
Power shears
Plasma cutters
Groovers
Stencils
Welding facial shields
Transit levels
Ammeters
Beam compasses
Trammel points
Chalk lines
Nibblers
Micrometers
Tongs
Stack thermometers
Calibrated flow hoods
Desktop computers
Side cutting pliers
Hard hats
Unishears
Power sanders
Tap sets
Bar folders
Spot welders
Turning machines
Combination snips
AC/DC welding power units
Cold-cut saws
Portable spot welders
Safety glasses
Caulking guns
C clamps
Power presses
Jigs
Psychrometers
T squares
Templates
Spirit levels
Hammers
Screwdrivers
Oxygen testers
Squares
Slip roll formers
Clamp-on ammeters
Power punches

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Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
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QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
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XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
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Autodesk AutoCAD
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