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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 “Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker”

Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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).
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.

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