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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”

Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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).
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
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

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

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