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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 “Duralumin Mechanic”

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

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

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