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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”

Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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).
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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