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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 “Coppersmith”

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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).
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.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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