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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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