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