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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 “HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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JETCAM Expert
Applied Production ProFab
Microsoft Excel
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XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Microsoft Office
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UGS NX
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Applied Production ProFold
Data entry software
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Corte Certo
WiCAM PN4000
Microsoft Windows
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Autodesk AutoCAD