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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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