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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 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.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for 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).
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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