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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.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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).
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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