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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”

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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