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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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