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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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