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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”

Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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).
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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