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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 or Heating Duct Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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