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