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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 Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Excel
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
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Applied Production ProFab
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
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XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
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UGS NX
Spreadsheet software
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Microsoft Windows
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Autodesk AutoCAD