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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 “Duct Installer”

Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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).
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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