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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Beam Worker”
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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 assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 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.
- 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.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- 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.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- 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.
- 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).
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plasma cutters
- Safety glasses
- Power shears
- Laser levels
- Angle grinders
- Scribers
- Protractors
- Wiring machines
- Beading machines
- Seamers
- Calipers
- Hand notchers
- Laser cutters
- Micrometers
- Ohmmeters
- Computer controlled presses
- Hacksaws
- Adjustable wrenches
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Socket wrench sets
- Hole punches
- Burring machines
- Spot welders
- Desktop computers
- Cleat formers
- Bolt cutters
- Safety gloves
- Polishers
- Draft gauges
- Hand brakes
- Tempscribes
- Smoke testers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Straightedges
- Dimplers
- Multimeters
- Digital multimeters
- Pneumatic riveters
- Welding tips
- Box and pan brakes
- Protective clothing
- Soldering furnaces
- Millivolt meters
- Allen wrenches
- Ear muffs
- Strobe tachometers
- Turning machines
- Circular saws
- Rotary punches
- Cold chisels
- Slings
- Humidity sensors
- Punches
- Wire cutters
- Beam compasses
- Pop rivet guns
- Pressure gauges
- Pitot tubes
- Dividers
- AC welding power units
- Bar folders
- Personal computers
- Tongs
- Foot shears
- Psychrometers
- Electric drills
- Power routers
- Ring and circular shears
- Cold-cut saws
- Inclined manometers
- Power notchers
- Slip roll formers
- Bandsaws
- Power punches
- Power buffers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Screwdrivers
- Rivet presses
- Caulking guns
- Templates
- AC/DC welding power units
- Hand crimpers
- Power brakes
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Electric impact wrenches
- Easy edgers
- Jigs
- Riveting hammers
- Vise grip pliers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Plumb bobs
- Power sanders
- Safety goggles
- Spiral duct machines
- Scratch awls
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Double seaming equipment
- Laser printers
- Cordless drills
- Hydraulic presses
- Bumping hammers
- Spirit levels
- Hammers
- Groovers
- Velometers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Mechanical tachometers
- T squares
- V-notchers
- Welding helmets
- Nut drivers
- Trammel points
- Vernier calipers
- Chain hoists
- Combination snips
- Tap sets
- Transit levels
- Scale rulers
- Prick punches
- Pneumatic hammers
- Pipe cutters
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Hard hats
- Portable spot welders
- Pipe threaders
- Set squares
- Drifts
- Squaring shears
- Hoists
- Hammer drills
- Hydraulic hoists
- Aviation snips
- Framing squares
- Tape measures
- Setting hammers
- Side cutting pliers
- Cutoff saws
- Chalk lines
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Pipe reamers
- U-tube manometers
- Stack thermometers
- Combustion analyzers
- Nibblers
- Squares
- Center punches
- Scaffolding
- Dial indicators
- Ladders
- Hand dollies
- C clamps
- Stencils
- Cleat folders
- Drill presses
- Ball peen hammers
- Oxygen testers
- Welding facial shields
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Ammeters
- Microamp meters
- Power presses
- Riveting tools
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Unishears
- Computer controlled saws
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- JETCAM Expert
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Spreadsheet software
- WiCAM PN4000
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Data entry software
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Applied Production ProFold
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Microsoft Windows
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Applied Production ProFab
- UGS NX
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Corte Certo