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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”

Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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