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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
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- 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 “Hood Maker”
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- 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.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- 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.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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).
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- 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.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Electric impact wrenches
- Easy edgers
- Transit levels
- Hydraulic hoists
- Welding facial shields
- Cleat folders
- T squares
- Spot welders
- Power brakes
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Rivet presses
- Seamers
- Protractors
- Hoists
- Cold chisels
- Templates
- Screwdrivers
- Nut drivers
- Digital multimeters
- Scribers
- AC welding power units
- Pneumatic riveters
- Socket wrench sets
- Millivolt meters
- Aviation snips
- Strobe tachometers
- Power buffers
- Angle grinders
- Pneumatic hammers
- Beading machines
- Mechanical tachometers
- Combination snips
- Hydraulic presses
- Burring machines
- Allen wrenches
- Hole punches
- Power presses
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Power routers
- Setting hammers
- Smoke testers
- Stack thermometers
- Hard hats
- Laser levels
- Pipe threaders
- Computer controlled saws
- Computer controlled presses
- Spirit levels
- Power notchers
- Velometers
- Microamp meters
- Jigs
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Ball peen hammers
- Framing squares
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Pop rivet guns
- Chain hoists
- Unishears
- Riveting tools
- Inclined manometers
- C clamps
- Turning machines
- Power shears
- Multimeters
- Tempscribes
- Scratch awls
- Straightedges
- Draft gauges
- Trammel points
- Circular saws
- Wiring machines
- Oxygen testers
- Slings
- Side cutting pliers
- Drifts
- Slip roll formers
- Cleat formers
- Pipe cutters
- Hand notchers
- Caulking guns
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Dimplers
- Set squares
- Groovers
- Dividers
- Ring and circular shears
- U-tube manometers
- Pressure gauges
- Scaffolding
- Chalk lines
- Portable plasma cutters
- Double seaming equipment
- Box and pan brakes
- Rotary punches
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Center punches
- Power punches
- AC/DC welding power units
- Cold-cut saws
- Vernier calipers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Hand brakes
- Ohmmeters
- Tongs
- Prick punches
- Protective clothing
- Ladders
- Welding helmets
- Hand dollies
- Spiral duct machines
- Safety glasses
- Micrometers
- Cordless drills
- Bumping hammers
- Plumb bobs
- Pipe reamers
- Hammer drills
- Foot shears
- Vise grip pliers
- Portable spot welders
- Dial indicators
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Bar folders
- Beam compasses
- Squares
- Laser cutters
- Punches
- Polishers
- Bolt cutters
- Cutoff saws
- Tap sets
- Scale rulers
- Riveting hammers
- Pitot tubes
- Calipers
- Wire cutters
- Hacksaws
- Electric drills
- Desktop computers
- Ammeters
- Laser printers
- Soldering furnaces
- Tape measures
- Power sanders
- Stencils
- Drill presses
- Combustion analyzers
- Psychrometers
- Ear muffs
- V-notchers
- Hand crimpers
- Welding tips
- Plasma cutters
- Humidity sensors
- Bandsaws
- Safety goggles
- Adjustable wrenches
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Squaring shears
- Personal computers
- Safety gloves
- Nibblers
- Hammers
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- UGS NX
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Corte Certo
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- WiCAM PN4000
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Windows
- Applied Production ProFold
- Microsoft Excel
- JETCAM Expert
- Applied Production ProFab
- Spreadsheet software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Computer aided design CAD software