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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 “Metalsmith”

Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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).
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Windows
Spreadsheet software
Applied Production ProFold
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
WiCAM PN4000
UGS NX
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Microsoft Office
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Microsoft Excel
Autodesk AutoCAD
JETCAM Expert
Computer aided design CAD software
Data entry software
Applied Production ProFab
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