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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 Worker”

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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 green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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