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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 “Aviation Metalsmith”

Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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 or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Autodesk AutoCAD
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Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Data entry software
Microsoft Excel
Applied Production ProFab
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Microsoft Windows
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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Computer aided design CAD software
WiCAM PN4000
Microsoft Office
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