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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”

Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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).
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

Related Technology & Tools

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Transit levels
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Power routers
Rotary punches
Beam compasses
Drifts
Hand crimpers
Protractors
Power buffers
Computer controlled presses
Electric impact wrenches
Rivet presses
U-tube manometers
Hammer drills
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Ring and circular shears
Inclined manometers
Adjustable wrenches
Ohmmeters
Turning machines
Oxygen testers
Bumping hammers
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Soldering furnaces
Ball peen hammers
V-notchers
Personal computers
Safety goggles
Pneumatic riveters
Power punches
Tape measures
Pop rivet guns
Pipe cutters
Multimeters
Unishears
Laser levels
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Hydraulic hoists
Laser printers
Punches
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Safety gloves
Hacksaws
Scratch awls
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Hand notchers
Vise grip pliers
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Allen wrenches
Screwdrivers
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Electric drills
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Riveting hammers
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Ammeters
Spot welders
Templates
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Desktop computers
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Pipe reamers
Double seaming equipment
Spirit levels
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Seamers
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Hydraulic presses
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Riveting tools
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Combustion analyzers
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Polishers
Burring machines
AC welding power units
T squares
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Hand brakes
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Humidity sensors
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Pneumatic impact wrenches
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AC/DC welding power units
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Pipe threaders
Pneumatic hammers

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