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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Fairing Man”
- 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.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- 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.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- 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.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine 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.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ammeters
- Spirit levels
- Cutoff saws
- Scaffolding
- Allen wrenches
- Pneumatic riveters
- Beam compasses
- Aviation snips
- Socket wrench sets
- Calipers
- Pipe cutters
- Welding tips
- Hand notchers
- Dividers
- Smoke testers
- Hoists
- Portable plasma cutters
- Ohmmeters
- Side cutting pliers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hard hats
- AC welding power units
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Screwdrivers
- Wiring machines
- Dimplers
- Seamers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Portable spot welders
- Dial indicators
- Tongs
- Hydraulic hoists
- Scratch awls
- Hammers
- Combination snips
- Safety goggles
- Polishers
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Bar folders
- Power routers
- T squares
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Velometers
- Laser cutters
- Cleat folders
- Laser levels
- Angle grinders
- Squaring shears
- Laser printers
- Power punches
- Trammel points
- Tap sets
- Personal computers
- Bolt cutters
- Turning machines
- V-notchers
- Cleat formers
- Hammer drills
- Squares
- Spot welders
- Nibblers
- Slip roll formers
- Pressure gauges
- Millivolt meters
- Power presses
- Slings
- Double seaming equipment
- Unishears
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Rotary punches
- Set squares
- Tempscribes
- C clamps
- Circular saws
- Ball peen hammers
- Ring and circular shears
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Power shears
- Power sanders
- Bumping hammers
- Drill presses
- Hand dollies
- Foot shears
- Setting hammers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Oxygen testers
- Electric drills
- Center punches
- Power notchers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Transit levels
- Prick punches
- Multimeters
- Hand crimpers
- Wire cutters
- U-tube manometers
- Scale rulers
- Humidity sensors
- Mechanical tachometers
- Groovers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Welding helmets
- Protective clothing
- Beading machines
- Power brakes
- Computer controlled presses
- Psychrometers
- Vernier calipers
- Riveting tools
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Cold-cut saws
- Burring machines
- Cordless drills
- Safety glasses
- Stack thermometers
- Welding facial shields
- Safety gloves
- Pop rivet guns
- Protractors
- Spiral duct machines
- Pitot tubes
- Micrometers
- Drifts
- Hand brakes
- Stencils
- Templates
- Digital multimeters
- Caulking guns
- Hole punches
- Cold chisels
- Chalk lines
- Nut drivers
- Combustion analyzers
- Tape measures
- Scribers
- Framing squares
- Hydraulic presses
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Vise grip pliers
- Easy edgers
- Punches
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Rivet presses
- Inclined manometers
- Bandsaws
- Plasma cutters
- Plumb bobs
- Pipe reamers
- Soldering furnaces
- Microamp meters
- Strobe tachometers
- Hacksaws
- Ear muffs
- Draft gauges
- Chain hoists
- Computer controlled saws
- Straightedges
- Pipe threaders
- Box and pan brakes
- AC/DC welding power units
- Power buffers
- Riveting hammers
- Ladders
- Jigs
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- WiCAM PN4000
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Applied Production ProFold
- Spreadsheet software
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Microsoft Office
- Corte Certo
- Applied Production ProFab
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- JETCAM Expert
- UGS NX
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD