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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 Technician”

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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 green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of 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.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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