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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 “Field Installer”

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.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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).
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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