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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 “Fairing Man”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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