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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 Former”

Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
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).
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

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

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