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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
- 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 Apprentice”
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- 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 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).
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- 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.
- 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.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- 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.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Velometers
- AC/DC welding power units
- Micrometers
- AC welding power units
- Ear muffs
- Combustion analyzers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Tap sets
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hammers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Bandsaws
- Humidity sensors
- Scaffolding
- Hydraulic hoists
- Hacksaws
- Beam compasses
- Chain hoists
- U-tube manometers
- Draft gauges
- Vise grip pliers
- Punches
- Pop rivet guns
- Pipe cutters
- Dimplers
- Ammeters
- Hand crimpers
- Nut drivers
- Beading machines
- Socket wrench sets
- Safety glasses
- Pipe reamers
- Framing squares
- Nibblers
- Seamers
- Smoke testers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Plasma cutters
- Double seaming equipment
- Slip roll formers
- Aviation snips
- Ladders
- Portable spot welders
- Electric drills
- Hole punches
- Polishers
- Computer controlled presses
- C clamps
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Ring and circular shears
- Turning machines
- Cold chisels
- Riveting hammers
- Power punches
- Riveting tools
- Stencils
- Welding tips
- Templates
- Burring machines
- Computer controlled saws
- Rotary punches
- Power brakes
- Combination snips
- Easy edgers
- Stack thermometers
- Set squares
- Drill presses
- Drifts
- Squaring shears
- Welding facial shields
- Setting hammers
- Digital multimeters
- Pipe threaders
- Caulking guns
- Portable plasma cutters
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Screwdrivers
- Power notchers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Tempscribes
- Tape measures
- Hydraulic presses
- Millivolt meters
- Hand notchers
- Hand brakes
- Chalk lines
- Strobe tachometers
- Scale rulers
- Ball peen hammers
- Straightedges
- Bumping hammers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Hoists
- Protective clothing
- Power routers
- Hand dollies
- Slings
- Spiral duct machines
- Soldering furnaces
- Power presses
- Desktop computers
- Scratch awls
- Personal computers
- Jigs
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Foot shears
- Pitot tubes
- Dividers
- Side cutting pliers
- Power shears
- Oxygen testers
- V-notchers
- Microamp meters
- Wiring machines
- Welding helmets
- Power buffers
- Laser cutters
- Bar folders
- Mechanical tachometers
- Cordless drills
- Circular saws
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Laser printers
- Bolt cutters
- Center punches
- Dial indicators
- Cutoff saws
- Spot welders
- Cleat formers
- Pressure gauges
- Tongs
- Power sanders
- Allen wrenches
- Trammel points
- Plumb bobs
- Multimeters
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Ohmmeters
- Transit levels
- Wire cutters
- Unishears
- Vernier calipers
- Squares
- Psychrometers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Safety gloves
- Rivet presses
- Spirit levels
- Angle grinders
- Adjustable wrenches
- Hammer drills
- T squares
- Protractors
- Inclined manometers
- Hard hats
- Box and pan brakes
- Prick punches
- Cold-cut saws
- Laser levels
- Cleat folders
- Safety goggles
- Scribers
- Calipers
- Groovers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Applied Production ProFold
- Microsoft Windows
- Corte Certo
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Data entry software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Spreadsheet software
- Applied Production ProFab
- WiCAM PN4000
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- JETCAM Expert
- UGS NX
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D