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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
- Hood Maker
- 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 “HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)”
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- 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.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power 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).
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Aviation snips
- Framing squares
- Laser printers
- Spot welders
- Personal computers
- Wire cutters
- Scribers
- Tempscribes
- Humidity sensors
- C clamps
- Ear muffs
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Nut drivers
- Power presses
- AC/DC welding power units
- Vernier calipers
- Cleat folders
- Wiring machines
- Power notchers
- Strobe tachometers
- Safety glasses
- Digital multimeters
- Draft gauges
- Squares
- Socket wrench sets
- Rivet presses
- Riveting tools
- Dimplers
- Set squares
- Groovers
- Power brakes
- Drill presses
- Welding facial shields
- AC welding power units
- Screwdrivers
- Slip roll formers
- Dial indicators
- Velometers
- Oxygen testers
- Hand brakes
- Combination snips
- Pipe reamers
- Jigs
- Side cutting pliers
- Safety gloves
- Unishears
- Welding tips
- Mechanical tachometers
- Bolt cutters
- Plumb bobs
- Tape measures
- Hammers
- V-notchers
- Beading machines
- Ladders
- Power shears
- Plasma cutters
- Prick punches
- Hand crimpers
- Pop rivet guns
- Millivolt meters
- Hard hats
- Hand notchers
- Drifts
- Trammel points
- U-tube manometers
- T squares
- Hoists
- Multimeters
- Bumping hammers
- Circular saws
- Slings
- Safety goggles
- Center punches
- Pipe threaders
- Bandsaws
- Chain hoists
- Templates
- Riveting hammers
- Tongs
- Cold-cut saws
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Seamers
- Cutoff saws
- Burring machines
- Desktop computers
- Setting hammers
- Allen wrenches
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Easy edgers
- Pipe cutters
- Protractors
- Spirit levels
- Hacksaws
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Polishers
- Hydraulic presses
- Rotary punches
- Hole punches
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Pitot tubes
- Bar folders
- Double seaming equipment
- Box and pan brakes
- Computer controlled saws
- Electric impact wrenches
- Micrometers
- Scale rulers
- Foot shears
- Smoke testers
- Turning machines
- Microamp meters
- Punches
- Hand dollies
- Ball peen hammers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Power punches
- Vise grip pliers
- Spiral duct machines
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Power routers
- Transit levels
- Laser levels
- Protective clothing
- Pneumatic hammers
- Combustion analyzers
- Straightedges
- Inclined manometers
- Electric drills
- Power sanders
- Cordless drills
- Cold chisels
- Welding helmets
- Stack thermometers
- Dividers
- Caulking guns
- Hydraulic hoists
- Pressure gauges
- Computer controlled presses
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Psychrometers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Calipers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Tap sets
- Beam compasses
- Stencils
- Scratch awls
- Ammeters
- Cleat formers
- Ring and circular shears
- Adjustable wrenches
- Soldering furnaces
- Chalk lines
- Power buffers
- Hammer drills
- Ohmmeters
- Laser cutters
- Portable spot welders
- Scaffolding
- Angle grinders
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Squaring shears
- Nibblers
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Office
- Applied Production ProFold
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Windows
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- UGS NX
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Applied Production ProFab
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Corte Certo
- JETCAM Expert
- WiCAM PN4000