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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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