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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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