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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 Assembler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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