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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”

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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