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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 “Hood Maker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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