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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 “Layout Worker”

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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 assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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