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