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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”

Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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).
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Excel
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
JETCAM Expert
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Windows
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
UGS NX
Applied Production ProFab
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Microsoft Office
Applied Production ProFold
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