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