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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
- Layer Out
- 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 “Layout Worker”
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- 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.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- 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.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- 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.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of 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).
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Related Technology & Tools
- Power routers
- Tempscribes
- Power sanders
- Setting hammers
- Multimeters
- Ear muffs
- Ball peen hammers
- Templates
- Caulking guns
- Humidity sensors
- Pipe threaders
- Hole punches
- Turning machines
- Dial indicators
- Trammel points
- Drifts
- Hand brakes
- Cutoff saws
- Prick punches
- AC/DC welding power units
- Screwdrivers
- Hand crimpers
- Protractors
- Stack thermometers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Seamers
- Framing squares
- Plasma cutters
- Straightedges
- Hydraulic presses
- Pipe cutters
- Squares
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Power notchers
- Plumb bobs
- Millivolt meters
- Nibblers
- Spirit levels
- Foot shears
- Bolt cutters
- Ring and circular shears
- Adjustable wrenches
- Riveting hammers
- Hard hats
- Velometers
- Allen wrenches
- Portable spot welders
- Set squares
- Double seaming equipment
- Circular saws
- Hammers
- Groovers
- Bar folders
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Side cutting pliers
- Unishears
- Ladders
- Scratch awls
- Hand notchers
- Jigs
- C clamps
- Combustion analyzers
- Power presses
- Stencils
- Safety glasses
- Tape measures
- Micrometers
- Psychrometers
- Socket wrench sets
- Spiral duct machines
- Beading machines
- Mechanical tachometers
- V-notchers
- Squaring shears
- Riveting tools
- Microamp meters
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Cleat folders
- Cold chisels
- Calipers
- Punches
- Dimplers
- Electric drills
- Portable plasma cutters
- Beam compasses
- Hand dollies
- Bandsaws
- Nut drivers
- Pitot tubes
- Hammer drills
- Wire cutters
- Chalk lines
- Strobe tachometers
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Pneumatic riveters
- Power punches
- Rotary punches
- Ohmmeters
- Spot welders
- Box and pan brakes
- Electric impact wrenches
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Tongs
- Power buffers
- Ammeters
- Transit levels
- Smoke testers
- Protective clothing
- Scale rulers
- Welding facial shields
- Dividers
- Soldering furnaces
- Combination snips
- Scribers
- Cleat formers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Power shears
- Power brakes
- Aviation snips
- Vernier calipers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Cordless drills
- Rivet presses
- Vise grip pliers
- Burring machines
- Tap sets
- Computer controlled saws
- Safety gloves
- Hydraulic hoists
- Cold-cut saws
- Scaffolding
- Easy edgers
- Slings
- Inclined manometers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Computer controlled presses
- Hacksaws
- U-tube manometers
- Digital multimeters
- Polishers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- T squares
- Drill presses
- Pressure gauges
- Hoists
- Welding helmets
- Desktop computers
- Center punches
- Bumping hammers
- Oxygen testers
- Safety goggles
- Pipe reamers
- Wiring machines
- Chain hoists
- Laser cutters
- Laser printers
- Pop rivet guns
- Draft gauges
- Personal computers
- Slip roll formers
- Welding tips
- Laser levels
- Angle grinders
- AC welding power units
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Applied Production ProFab
- Corte Certo
- Applied Production ProFold
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- WiCAM PN4000
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Excel
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Data entry software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Windows
- Spreadsheet software
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- JETCAM Expert
- Microsoft Office