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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Pop rivet guns
Calibrated flow hoods
Hand dollies
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Humidity sensors
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U-tube manometers
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Hydraulic presses
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Laser levels
Oxygen testers
Chain hoists
Dial indicators
Safety gloves
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Bar folders
Wire cutters
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Riveting hammers
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Chalk lines
Hammer drills
Double seaming equipment
Cleat formers
Turning machines
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Seamers
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Box and pan brakes
Combustion analyzers
Framing squares
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Ear muffs
Power routers
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Angle grinders
Adjustable wrenches
Riveting tools
Spiral duct machines
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Portable spot welders
Ohmmeters
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Pneumatic riveters
Center punches
Portable plasma cutters
Vise grip pliers
Electric drills
Tape measures
Power sanders
Hammers
Dividers
Foot shears
Hand notchers
Squaring shears
Soldering furnaces
Wiring machines
Combination snips
Slip roll formers
Hand brakes
Nibblers
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Hoists
Pressure gauges
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Laser printers
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Safety goggles
Burring machines
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Personal computers
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Cold-cut saws
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Magnehelic pressure gauges
Metal inert gas MIG welders
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Beading machines
C clamps
Vernier calipers
Slings
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
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Pipe cutters
Power shears
Tongs
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Rivet presses
Drifts
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Screwdrivers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
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Allen wrenches
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Circular saws

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