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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 Duct Installer”

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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).
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.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand 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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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