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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”

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

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Laser levels
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Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
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Scratch awls
Screwdrivers
Spirit levels
Calipers
Tap sets
Allen wrenches
Power punches
Safety glasses
Vernier calipers
Riveting tools
Rivet presses
Soldering furnaces
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Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Templates
Strobe tachometers
Oxygen testers
Rotary punches
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Pipe threaders
Hard hats
Easy edgers
Personal computers
Hole punches
Box and pan brakes
Welding helmets
Electric impact wrenches
Spot welders
Aviation snips
Dial indicators
Calibrated flow hoods
Microamp meters
Power shears
Trammel points
Adjustable wrenches
Stencils
Pop rivet guns
Millivolt meters
Ladders
Wire cutters
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Slings
Tape measures
Combustion analyzers
Safety gloves
Polishers
Computer controlled presses
Chain hoists
Safety goggles
Squares
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Single-cut mill saw files
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Adjustable widemouth pliers
Drill presses
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Ohmmeters
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Groovers
Cold chisels
Jigs
AC/DC welding power units
Nut drivers
Smoke testers
Cordless drills
Power buffers
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Power notchers
Inclined manometers
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Vise grip pliers
U-tube manometers
Humidity sensors
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Dividers
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T squares
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Transit levels
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Desktop computers
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Hammers
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Laser cutters
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Prick punches
Electric drills
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Spiral duct machines
Pressure gauges
Hoists
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Seamers
Double seaming equipment
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Center punches
Hacksaws
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Ball peen hammers
Velometers
Ring and circular shears
Hydraulic presses
Portable spot welders
Tongs
Hydraulic hoists
Power presses
Power brakes
Protective clothing
Laser printers
Cleat formers
Protractors
Computer controlled saws
Drifts
Beading machines
Hammer drills
Digital multimeters
Cold-cut saws
Welding facial shields
Scribers
Straightedges
Scale rulers
Caulking guns
Riveting hammers
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C clamps
Cutoff saws
Mechanical tachometers
Unishears
Pipe cutters
V-notchers
Foot shears
Hand notchers
Micrometers
Bumping hammers
Pipe reamers

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