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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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