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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Computer aided design CAD software
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Data entry software