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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)”

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.
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).
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Data entry software
UGS NX
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Microsoft Office
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Corte Certo
Autodesk AutoCAD
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
JETCAM Expert
Computer aided design CAD software
Applied Production ProFab
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Windows
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite