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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Gutter Hanger”
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- 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).
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- 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.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- 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.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- 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
- Bar folders
- Chalk lines
- Combination snips
- Ohmmeters
- Digital multimeters
- Safety gloves
- Cordless drills
- Hydraulic presses
- Chain hoists
- Side cutting pliers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Spiral duct machines
- Bolt cutters
- Setting hammers
- Seamers
- Hand notchers
- Safety glasses
- U-tube manometers
- Personal computers
- Multimeters
- Spirit levels
- Protractors
- Scaffolding
- Tongs
- Riveting tools
- Slings
- Burring machines
- Squaring shears
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Unishears
- Hydraulic hoists
- Angle grinders
- Circular saws
- Pipe cutters
- Hard hats
- Hacksaws
- Safety goggles
- Welding tips
- Scratch awls
- Aviation snips
- Prick punches
- Strobe tachometers
- Tempscribes
- Scale rulers
- Double seaming equipment
- Power punches
- Rivet presses
- Oxygen testers
- C clamps
- Power notchers
- V-notchers
- Bandsaws
- Pop rivet guns
- Wiring machines
- Smoke testers
- Box and pan brakes
- Ring and circular shears
- Plumb bobs
- Groovers
- Vise grip pliers
- Scribers
- Tap sets
- Trammel points
- Power routers
- Ammeters
- Electric drills
- Portable spot welders
- Stencils
- Cold-cut saws
- Straightedges
- Laser cutters
- Plasma cutters
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Hand crimpers
- Squares
- Pressure gauges
- Hole punches
- Hoists
- Cutoff saws
- Vernier calipers
- Velometers
- Computer controlled presses
- Socket wrench sets
- Dial indicators
- Micrometers
- Desktop computers
- Screwdrivers
- Set squares
- Computer controlled saws
- Hand brakes
- Pipe reamers
- AC welding power units
- Welding facial shields
- Jigs
- Draft gauges
- Power buffers
- Cold chisels
- Pipe threaders
- Laser levels
- Dimplers
- Rotary punches
- Stack thermometers
- Psychrometers
- Beam compasses
- Laser printers
- Power shears
- Soldering furnaces
- Framing squares
- Millivolt meters
- Ladders
- Hammers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Transit levels
- Power sanders
- Cleat folders
- Pitot tubes
- Turning machines
- Spot welders
- Combustion analyzers
- Hand dollies
- Foot shears
- Punches
- Tape measures
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Wire cutters
- Caulking guns
- Slip roll formers
- Hammer drills
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Ear muffs
- AC/DC welding power units
- Dividers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Power brakes
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Polishers
- Nut drivers
- Mechanical tachometers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Templates
- T squares
- Calipers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Center punches
- Ball peen hammers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Inclined manometers
- Drill presses
- Beading machines
- Riveting hammers
- Nibblers
- Power presses
- Bumping hammers
- Humidity sensors
- Cleat formers
- Microamp meters
- Protective clothing
- Allen wrenches
- Drifts
- Welding helmets
- Adjustable wrenches
- Easy edgers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Applied Production ProFold
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Corte Certo
- Microsoft Excel
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Spreadsheet software
- Applied Production ProFab
- Data entry software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Windows
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- UGS NX
- JETCAM Expert
- WiCAM PN4000
- Microsoft Office
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series