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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”

Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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).
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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