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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 “Chute Builder”

Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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).
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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