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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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