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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Spreadsheet software
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Data entry software
Microsoft Office
Applied Production ProFab
Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Excel
WiCAM PN4000
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Applied Production ProFold
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Corte Certo
UGS NX
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Microsoft Windows
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
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