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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 Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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