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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 “Gutter Hanger”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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