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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 “Metal Ceiling Builder”

Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
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).
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine 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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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