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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”

Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
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).
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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