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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 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 Duct Installer”
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- 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.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- 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).
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- 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.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laser levels
- Protractors
- Pneumatic hammers
- Ring and circular shears
- Cleat formers
- Drifts
- Hydraulic presses
- Side cutting pliers
- Pitot tubes
- Caulking guns
- Cold chisels
- Personal computers
- Framing squares
- Chain hoists
- Draft gauges
- Bandsaws
- Double seaming equipment
- Tape measures
- Scratch awls
- Dial indicators
- Hydraulic hoists
- Power shears
- Bumping hammers
- Power brakes
- Angle grinders
- Scaffolding
- Screwdrivers
- Seamers
- Tap sets
- Soldering furnaces
- Power sanders
- Hand notchers
- Smoke testers
- Hand crimpers
- Plasma cutters
- Oxygen testers
- Punches
- Multimeters
- Spot welders
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Nibblers
- Safety goggles
- Transit levels
- Cutoff saws
- AC welding power units
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Cold-cut saws
- Slip roll formers
- Wire cutters
- Burring machines
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Power presses
- Power punches
- Hoists
- Hand brakes
- Squares
- Safety glasses
- Rivet presses
- Welding facial shields
- Pipe reamers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Box and pan brakes
- Wiring machines
- Polishers
- Pipe threaders
- Pneumatic riveters
- Power routers
- AC/DC welding power units
- Cordless drills
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Chalk lines
- Jigs
- Straightedges
- Foot shears
- Cleat folders
- Set squares
- Pipe cutters
- Computer controlled presses
- Welding helmets
- Tempscribes
- Hammers
- Hole punches
- Bolt cutters
- Spiral duct machines
- Slings
- Digital multimeters
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Micrometers
- Pop rivet guns
- Tongs
- Combination snips
- Psychrometers
- Protective clothing
- Prick punches
- Vise grip pliers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Millivolt meters
- Unishears
- Trammel points
- Desktop computers
- Stack thermometers
- Groovers
- Riveting hammers
- Dividers
- Portable spot welders
- Hacksaws
- Single-cut mill saw files
- C clamps
- Beam compasses
- Power notchers
- Velometers
- Scribers
- Drill presses
- Nut drivers
- Microamp meters
- Mechanical tachometers
- Templates
- Ladders
- Hand dollies
- Hard hats
- Plumb bobs
- Socket wrench sets
- Vernier calipers
- Spirit levels
- Dimplers
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Laser cutters
- Bar folders
- Strobe tachometers
- Beading machines
- Inclined manometers
- Hammer drills
- Setting hammers
- Ammeters
- Aviation snips
- Safety gloves
- Electric drills
- Portable plasma cutters
- Electric impact wrenches
- Welding tips
- Pressure gauges
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Stencils
- Allen wrenches
- Squaring shears
- Power buffers
- Easy edgers
- V-notchers
- Turning machines
- Laser printers
- Ear muffs
- Humidity sensors
- Ohmmeters
- Calipers
- Circular saws
- Rotary punches
- T squares
- Combustion analyzers
- Center punches
- Ball peen hammers
- Computer controlled saws
- Scale rulers
- U-tube manometers
- Riveting tools
- Spreadsheet software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- JETCAM Expert
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Office
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Applied Production ProFab
- Corte Certo
- Applied Production ProFold
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Data entry software
- UGS NX
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- WiCAM PN4000