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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”

Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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).
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Excel
Corte Certo
UGS NX
Microsoft Office
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Applied Production ProFab
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Computer aided design CAD software
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
JETCAM Expert
Spreadsheet software
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Applied Production ProFold
Data entry software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Microsoft Windows
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning