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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 “Sheet Metal Apprentice”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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