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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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