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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 Erector”

Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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