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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 “Cornice Maker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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