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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”
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- 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.
- 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).
Related Technology & Tools
- Combination snips
- Ladders
- Caulking guns
- Power sanders
- Squaring shears
- Spirit levels
- Straightedges
- Draft gauges
- Cleat folders
- Pipe threaders
- Unishears
- Spot welders
- Soldering furnaces
- Hacksaws
- Plasma cutters
- Trammel points
- Cleat formers
- Hole punches
- U-tube manometers
- Microamp meters
- Portable plasma cutters
- Computer controlled presses
- Allen wrenches
- Circular saws
- Hand dollies
- Computer controlled saws
- Nut drivers
- Slings
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- T squares
- Plumb bobs
- Riveting tools
- Power shears
- Dimplers
- Foot shears
- Strobe tachometers
- Millivolt meters
- Multimeters
- Punches
- Burring machines
- Humidity sensors
- V-notchers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Smoke testers
- Power routers
- Pitot tubes
- Chain hoists
- Inclined manometers
- Hammer drills
- Polishers
- Ammeters
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Stencils
- Hammers
- Wire cutters
- Tape measures
- Power notchers
- AC welding power units
- Ohmmeters
- Dial indicators
- Double seaming equipment
- Velometers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Tongs
- Groovers
- Side cutting pliers
- Wiring machines
- Turning machines
- Desktop computers
- Aviation snips
- Scaffolding
- Center punches
- Portable spot welders
- Pop rivet guns
- Hand notchers
- Hydraulic presses
- Power buffers
- Vise grip pliers
- Bandsaws
- Templates
- Power punches
- Protractors
- Micrometers
- Screwdrivers
- Jigs
- Hand brakes
- Safety goggles
- Set squares
- Welding tips
- Rivet presses
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Hydraulic hoists
- Protective clothing
- Rotary punches
- Pipe reamers
- Bolt cutters
- Welding helmets
- Welding facial shields
- Vernier calipers
- Calipers
- Scratch awls
- Drill presses
- Laser cutters
- Pipe cutters
- Digital multimeters
- Squares
- Electric drills
- Adjustable wrenches
- Oxygen testers
- Stack thermometers
- Bumping hammers
- Socket wrench sets
- Easy edgers
- Transit levels
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Electric impact wrenches
- Safety glasses
- Prick punches
- Cordless drills
- Bar folders
- Slip roll formers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Psychrometers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Tempscribes
- AC/DC welding power units
- Chalk lines
- Nibblers
- Safety gloves
- Spiral duct machines
- Personal computers
- Ear muffs
- Angle grinders
- Laser printers
- Hard hats
- Seamers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Scribers
- Riveting hammers
- Pressure gauges
- Cutoff saws
- Dividers
- Cold chisels
- Beading machines
- Scale rulers
- Tap sets
- C clamps
- Box and pan brakes
- Cold-cut saws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Laser levels
- Hoists
- Framing squares
- Combustion analyzers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Beam compasses
- Power brakes
- Setting hammers
- Drifts
- Ball peen hammers
- Ring and circular shears
- Hand crimpers
- Power presses
- Mechanical tachometers
- Data entry software
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- UGS NX
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Applied Production ProFold
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Applied Production ProFab
- Microsoft Office
- Corte Certo
- JETCAM Expert
- WiCAM PN4000
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Spreadsheet software