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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 “Aircraft Metalsmith”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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