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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Dural Mechanic”
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- 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).
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- 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.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- 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.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Adjustable wrenches
- Ear muffs
- Power punches
- Ammeters
- Squares
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Digital multimeters
- Foot shears
- Electric impact wrenches
- Vise grip pliers
- Psychrometers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Safety glasses
- Spot welders
- Cutoff saws
- Pressure gauges
- Spirit levels
- Templates
- Spiral duct machines
- Portable spot welders
- Hand brakes
- Safety gloves
- Scratch awls
- Tap sets
- Soldering furnaces
- Personal computers
- Caulking guns
- Pitot tubes
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Bandsaws
- Cold-cut saws
- Stack thermometers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Desktop computers
- Turning machines
- Ring and circular shears
- Angle grinders
- Side cutting pliers
- Welding tips
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Riveting hammers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Bumping hammers
- Hydraulic presses
- Pipe threaders
- Beading machines
- Circular saws
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Velometers
- Protective clothing
- Double seaming equipment
- Laser levels
- Framing squares
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Power buffers
- Millivolt meters
- Cordless drills
- Slip roll formers
- Safety goggles
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Pop rivet guns
- Hoists
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Hand dollies
- Tape measures
- Ladders
- Rivet presses
- Oxygen testers
- Straightedges
- Wire cutters
- AC/DC welding power units
- Hammer drills
- Pneumatic hammers
- Aviation snips
- Electric drills
- Polishers
- Riveting tools
- Plasma cutters
- Screwdrivers
- Microamp meters
- Punches
- Hand notchers
- Easy edgers
- AC welding power units
- Chalk lines
- Nut drivers
- Vernier calipers
- Micrometers
- Transit levels
- Setting hammers
- Hand crimpers
- Bar folders
- Laser cutters
- Humidity sensors
- Burring machines
- Hacksaws
- Unishears
- Scale rulers
- Smoke testers
- Dividers
- Prick punches
- Trammel points
- Hammers
- Ball peen hammers
- Pipe cutters
- Jigs
- Plumb bobs
- Cleat folders
- V-notchers
- Power shears
- Computer controlled presses
- Stencils
- Calipers
- Hard hats
- Power routers
- Computer controlled saws
- Ohmmeters
- Inclined manometers
- Dimplers
- Scribers
- Box and pan brakes
- Power brakes
- T squares
- Multimeters
- Rotary punches
- Welding facial shields
- C clamps
- Strobe tachometers
- Power presses
- Pneumatic riveters
- Power sanders
- Tempscribes
- Allen wrenches
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Drifts
- Socket wrench sets
- Center punches
- Drill presses
- Protractors
- Beam compasses
- Cleat formers
- Laser printers
- Dial indicators
- Welding helmets
- Hole punches
- Draft gauges
- Seamers
- Slings
- Squaring shears
- Combustion analyzers
- Combination snips
- Nibblers
- Chain hoists
- Tongs
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Set squares
- Cold chisels
- Groovers
- Bolt cutters
- Scaffolding
- Wiring machines
- Power notchers
- Pipe reamers
- U-tube manometers
- Mechanical tachometers
- UGS NX
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Microsoft Windows
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Corte Certo
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- Applied Production ProFab
- Data entry software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Applied Production ProFold
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- JETCAM Expert
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- WiCAM PN4000