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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”

Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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