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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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