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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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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).
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
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.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Autodesk AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Windows
Data entry software
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Computer aided design CAD software
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
WiCAM PN4000
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
UGS NX
JETCAM Expert
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Corte Certo
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Applied Production ProFold
Applied Production ProFab