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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 “Layer Out”

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 assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
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.
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).
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Applied Production ProFab
Microsoft Windows
WiCAM PN4000
Autodesk AutoCAD
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
JETCAM Expert
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Office
Applied Production ProFold
Data entry software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
UGS NX
Corte Certo
Microsoft Excel
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Computer aided design CAD software