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