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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”

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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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).
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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