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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”

Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
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.
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).
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Autodesk AutoCAD
WiCAM PN4000
Microsoft Excel
UGS NX
Spreadsheet software
JETCAM Expert
Applied Production ProFab
Applied Production ProFold
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Data entry software
Computer aided design CAD software
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