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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 “Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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