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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”

Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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).
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Data entry software
Applied Production ProFold
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Applied Production ProFab
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Windows
JETCAM Expert
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
WiCAM PN4000
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Corte Certo
Computer aided design CAD software
Autodesk AutoCAD
UGS NX
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS