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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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