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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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