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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
- Dural 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 “Duralumin Mechanic”
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and 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.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- 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.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Templates
- Ladders
- Dividers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Groovers
- Setting hammers
- Bandsaws
- Ohmmeters
- Unishears
- Foot shears
- Adjustable wrenches
- Nut drivers
- Calipers
- Tempscribes
- Bolt cutters
- Hand notchers
- Millivolt meters
- Velometers
- Hole punches
- Pipe reamers
- Socket wrench sets
- Laser printers
- Hand crimpers
- Spiral duct machines
- Mechanical tachometers
- Center punches
- Vernier calipers
- Computer controlled presses
- Spirit levels
- Power presses
- Riveting hammers
- Ear muffs
- Cold chisels
- Cleat formers
- Inclined manometers
- Plumb bobs
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Clamp-on ammeters
- V-notchers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Bar folders
- Screwdrivers
- Safety glasses
- Scratch awls
- AC/DC welding power units
- Aviation snips
- Drill presses
- Turning machines
- Hoists
- Spot welders
- Set squares
- Scaffolding
- Micrometers
- Circular saws
- Drifts
- Allen wrenches
- Ring and circular shears
- Power brakes
- Laser cutters
- Polishers
- Squaring shears
- Easy edgers
- Protective clothing
- Cold-cut saws
- Draft gauges
- Chalk lines
- Pop rivet guns
- Humidity sensors
- Microamp meters
- Jigs
- C clamps
- Power routers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Box and pan brakes
- Portable spot welders
- Double seaming equipment
- Hand dollies
- Bumping hammers
- Framing squares
- Electric drills
- Rivet presses
- Pitot tubes
- Tape measures
- U-tube manometers
- Combination snips
- Pipe threaders
- Squares
- Digital multimeters
- Welding tips
- Wiring machines
- Wire cutters
- Slip roll formers
- Straightedges
- Rotary punches
- Welding facial shields
- Power buffers
- Oxygen testers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Laser levels
- AC welding power units
- Power notchers
- Stack thermometers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Beading machines
- Safety goggles
- Scribers
- T squares
- Hacksaws
- Protractors
- Hard hats
- Multimeters
- Personal computers
- Pipe cutters
- Side cutting pliers
- Seamers
- Nibblers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Cleat folders
- Slings
- Cordless drills
- Hydraulic presses
- Power sanders
- Trammel points
- Pressure gauges
- Safety gloves
- Strobe tachometers
- Burring machines
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Scale rulers
- Hammer drills
- Combustion analyzers
- Chain hoists
- Desktop computers
- Hammers
- Power shears
- Smoke testers
- Stencils
- Dimplers
- Hand brakes
- Prick punches
- Psychrometers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Beam compasses
- Computer controlled saws
- Vise grip pliers
- Welding helmets
- Power punches
- Soldering furnaces
- Punches
- Cutoff saws
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Tap sets
- Angle grinders
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Plasma cutters
- Pneumatic hammers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Ammeters
- Caulking guns
- Dial indicators
- Ball peen hammers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Transit levels
- Riveting tools
- Tongs
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Corte Certo
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- JETCAM Expert
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Data entry software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Windows
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- WiCAM PN4000
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- UGS NX
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Applied Production ProFab
- Applied Production ProFold
- Spreadsheet software