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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”

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

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Beading machines
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Computer controlled saws
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Microamp meters
Scratch awls
Stencils
Bandsaws
Pressure gauges
Ring and circular shears
Desktop computers
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Draft gauges
Angle grinders
Scaffolding
AC/DC welding power units
Spiral duct machines
Psychrometers
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Double seaming equipment
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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
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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
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Tap sets
AC welding power units
Laser levels
Tape measures
Squares
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Cordless drills
Electric impact wrenches
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Cutoff saws
Ohmmeters
Adjustable wrenches
Calibrated flow hoods
Oxygen testers
Dividers
Tempscribes
Protective clothing
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Rivet presses
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Socket wrench sets
Portable spot welders
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Hoists
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Humidity sensors
Power presses
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Power brakes
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
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Hard hats
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U-tube manometers
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Seamers
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Transit levels
Pipe reamers
Center punches
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Drifts
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Hole punches
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Laser printers
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Cold-cut saws
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Riveting tools
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T squares
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Templates
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Pipe cutters
Straightedges
Pneumatic hammers
Hammer drills
Safety gloves
Nut drivers
Power sanders

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