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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 “Angle Bender”

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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 green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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FCC Software AutoPOL Series