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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 “Dural Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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