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