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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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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).
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
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.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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