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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”

Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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).
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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