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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 Apprentice”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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