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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 Metalworker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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