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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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