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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”

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

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Safety goggles
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Set squares
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Box and pan brakes
Ear muffs
Center punches
Combination snips
Power shears
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Computer controlled presses
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Burring machines
Trammel points
Bolt cutters
Stencils
Spirit levels
Multimeters
Power notchers
Rotary punches
Mechanical tachometers
Hydraulic hoists
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Tape measures
Spot welders
Bandsaws
Nut drivers
Electric impact wrenches
Cold-cut saws
Cleat folders
Scale rulers
Groovers
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Straightedges
Pop rivet guns
U-tube manometers
Oxygen testers
Portable plasma cutters
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Caulking guns
Slings
Plumb bobs
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Safety gloves
Nibblers
Laser printers
V-notchers
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Safety glasses
Seamers
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Calibrated flow hoods
Vise grip pliers
Chain hoists
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Transit levels
Micrometers
Personal computers
Soldering furnaces
Rivet presses
Punches
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Hydraulic presses
Hammer drills
Laser levels
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Hand crimpers
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Unishears
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AC/DC welding power units
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Hand brakes
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Double seaming equipment
Laser cutters
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Beading machines
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Riveting hammers
Pressure gauges
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Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
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Computer controlled saws
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Power buffers
Cold chisels
Power brakes
Portable spot welders
Ohmmeters
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Cutoff saws
Polishers
Desktop computers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Hand notchers
Framing squares
Jigs

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Microsoft Office
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