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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 Apprentice”

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
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).
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Office