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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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