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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”

Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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).
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Windows
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UGS NX
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JETCAM Expert
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Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Autodesk AutoCAD
Applied Production ProFold
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Microsoft Office
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Striker Systems SS-Profile
FCC Software AutoPOL Series