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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Sheet Metal Apprentice”
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 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.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- 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.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Related Technology & Tools
- Framing squares
- Hydraulic hoists
- Caulking guns
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Easy edgers
- Ball peen hammers
- Templates
- Millivolt meters
- Combination snips
- Vernier calipers
- Straightedges
- Nut drivers
- Allen wrenches
- Rivet presses
- Hand notchers
- Drifts
- Center punches
- Adjustable wrenches
- Pressure gauges
- Pipe threaders
- Welding facial shields
- Power notchers
- U-tube manometers
- Dimplers
- C clamps
- Power sanders
- Dial indicators
- Beading machines
- Power punches
- Digital multimeters
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Vise grip pliers
- Setting hammers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hand brakes
- Trammel points
- Hacksaws
- Tape measures
- Oxygen testers
- Squares
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Electric impact wrenches
- Mechanical tachometers
- Scribers
- Bolt cutters
- Wiring machines
- Laser levels
- Portable plasma cutters
- T squares
- Cordless drills
- Box and pan brakes
- Welding tips
- Jigs
- Pitot tubes
- Cutoff saws
- Drill presses
- Dividers
- Hammers
- Burring machines
- Ear muffs
- Draft gauges
- Bandsaws
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Socket wrench sets
- Chain hoists
- Ammeters
- Cleat folders
- Cleat formers
- AC welding power units
- Unishears
- Welding helmets
- Set squares
- Squaring shears
- Power routers
- Plumb bobs
- Personal computers
- Multimeters
- Ladders
- Bumping hammers
- Wire cutters
- Velometers
- Hoists
- Pneumatic riveters
- Bar folders
- Cold-cut saws
- Slings
- Psychrometers
- Spot welders
- Riveting hammers
- Cold chisels
- V-notchers
- Hand dollies
- Side cutting pliers
- Protective clothing
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Prick punches
- Pop rivet guns
- Laser printers
- Circular saws
- Double seaming equipment
- Combustion analyzers
- Electric drills
- Slip roll formers
- Turning machines
- Hole punches
- Plasma cutters
- Pipe reamers
- Polishers
- Strobe tachometers
- Portable spot welders
- Hammer drills
- Power buffers
- Angle grinders
- Ohmmeters
- Safety goggles
- Nibblers
- Power presses
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Transit levels
- Riveting tools
- Laser cutters
- Spirit levels
- Microamp meters
- Smoke testers
- Protractors
- Scaffolding
- Groovers
- Aviation snips
- Tap sets
- Micrometers
- Hand crimpers
- Stencils
- Punches
- Ring and circular shears
- Pipe cutters
- Computer controlled presses
- Power shears
- Safety gloves
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Beam compasses
- Scratch awls
- Screwdrivers
- Seamers
- Rotary punches
- Inclined manometers
- Safety glasses
- Humidity sensors
- Computer controlled saws
- Soldering furnaces
- Calipers
- Spiral duct machines
- AC/DC welding power units
- Stack thermometers
- Tongs
- Scale rulers
- Hydraulic presses
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Tempscribes
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Power brakes
- Desktop computers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Foot shears
- Chalk lines
- Hard hats
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Spreadsheet software
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- WiCAM PN4000
- Data entry software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- JETCAM Expert
- Corte Certo
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Applied Production ProFold
- Microsoft Windows
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Applied Production ProFab
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series