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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”

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

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Striker Systems SS-Profile
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Microsoft Office
Applied Production ProFab
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Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
JETCAM Expert
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
WiCAM PN4000