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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 Work Duct Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Spreadsheet software
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Striker Systems SS-Profile
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
WiCAM PN4000
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Data entry software
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Microsoft Excel
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Applied Production ProFab
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