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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 Installer”

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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).
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Windows
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Corte Certo
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Excel
Data entry software
WiCAM PN4000
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Microsoft Office
Spreadsheet software
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Applied Production ProFab
UGS NX
Applied Production ProFold
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
JETCAM Expert
Autodesk AutoCAD
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite