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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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