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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 Sheet Metal Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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