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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
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- 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 “Coppersmith”
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 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.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- 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.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand 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.
- 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.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Related Technology & Tools
- V-notchers
- Personal computers
- Ball peen hammers
- Computer controlled saws
- Spiral duct machines
- Scaffolding
- Microamp meters
- Framing squares
- Welding helmets
- Burring machines
- Stencils
- Power punches
- Mechanical tachometers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Beading machines
- Squaring shears
- Laser levels
- Hand notchers
- Tongs
- Seamers
- Hand dollies
- T squares
- Hand crimpers
- Multimeters
- AC welding power units
- Drill presses
- Beam compasses
- Circular saws
- Electric drills
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Pop rivet guns
- Pneumatic hammers
- Strobe tachometers
- Cleat formers
- Smoke testers
- Safety glasses
- Trammel points
- Nibblers
- Plasma cutters
- Scale rulers
- Hole punches
- Safety gloves
- Set squares
- Vise grip pliers
- Nut drivers
- Bumping hammers
- Laser cutters
- Pressure gauges
- Desktop computers
- C clamps
- Dividers
- Hoists
- Box and pan brakes
- Groovers
- Ladders
- Punches
- Tap sets
- Prick punches
- U-tube manometers
- Pipe cutters
- Cordless drills
- Aviation snips
- Slip roll formers
- Unishears
- Welding tips
- Bar folders
- Bandsaws
- Power routers
- Spirit levels
- Power shears
- Hammers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Humidity sensors
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Transit levels
- Power presses
- Soldering furnaces
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Easy edgers
- Wire cutters
- Socket wrench sets
- Riveting tools
- Cleat folders
- Inclined manometers
- Foot shears
- Hammer drills
- Pipe reamers
- Setting hammers
- Squares
- Slings
- Calipers
- Spot welders
- Laser printers
- Center punches
- Dimplers
- Psychrometers
- Computer controlled presses
- Wiring machines
- Screwdrivers
- Millivolt meters
- Jigs
- Power brakes
- Hand brakes
- Draft gauges
- Hacksaws
- Chalk lines
- Hydraulic presses
- Scratch awls
- Cold-cut saws
- Cutoff saws
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Bolt cutters
- Safety goggles
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Micrometers
- Ammeters
- Dial indicators
- Vernier calipers
- Plumb bobs
- AC/DC welding power units
- Pipe threaders
- Oxygen testers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Scribers
- Tape measures
- Protractors
- Ear muffs
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Rivet presses
- Templates
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Chain hoists
- Ring and circular shears
- Power buffers
- Portable spot welders
- Rotary punches
- Hard hats
- Riveting hammers
- Straightedges
- Caulking guns
- Turning machines
- Velometers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Portable plasma cutters
- Power sanders
- Polishers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Pitot tubes
- Cold chisels
- Stack thermometers
- Double seaming equipment
- Protective clothing
- Ohmmeters
- Side cutting pliers
- Digital multimeters
- Allen wrenches
- Combustion analyzers
- Welding facial shields
- Combination snips
- Hydraulic hoists
- Pneumatic riveters
- Drifts
- Tempscribes
- Power notchers
- Angle grinders
- UGS NX
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Corte Certo
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- Data entry software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- JETCAM Expert
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Applied Production ProFold
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Spreadsheet software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Applied Production ProFab
- WiCAM PN4000
- Microsoft Office