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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 “Beam Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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