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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 Duct Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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