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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”

Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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