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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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