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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 Apprentice”

Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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).
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine 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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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