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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Striker Systems SS-Profile
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Office
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Applied Production ProFab
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
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Autodesk AutoCAD
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Microsoft Windows
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