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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 Fabricator”

Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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).
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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