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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”

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

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Excel
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Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Spreadsheet software
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WiCAM PN4000
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
JETCAM Expert
UGS NX
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D