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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Side cutting pliers
Nut drivers
Laser levels
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Laser printers
Chalk lines
Socket wrench sets
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Power notchers
Calibrated flow hoods
Caulking guns
Power presses
Adjustable wrenches
Draft gauges
Pipe cutters
V-notchers
Ball peen hammers
Safety glasses
Bolt cutters
Templates
Power punches
Cold chisels
Unishears
Foot shears
Soldering furnaces
Personal computers
Plumb bobs
Tape measures
Beading machines
Dividers
Rotary punches
Welding helmets
Hammers
Ear muffs
Smoke testers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Burring machines
Welding facial shields
Scratch awls
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Nibblers
Easy edgers
Hole punches
Hand notchers
Safety gloves
Groovers
Hand brakes
Circular saws
Cold-cut saws
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Protractors
Wiring machines
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Jigs
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Polishers
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Turning machines
Drill presses
Slings
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Dimplers
AC/DC welding power units
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Seamers
Micrometers
Box and pan brakes
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Spirit levels
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Hydraulic hoists
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Ohmmeters
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
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T squares
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AC welding power units
Portable spot welders
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Velometers
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Riveting tools
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Double seaming equipment
Pop rivet guns
Computer controlled saws
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Vernier calipers
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U-tube manometers
Vise grip pliers
Pneumatic impact wrenches
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Portable plasma cutters
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Millivolt meters
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Setting hammers
Desktop computers
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