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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Sheet Metal Journeyman”
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- 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.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- 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).
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- 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.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tap sets
- Protractors
- Microamp meters
- Protective clothing
- Setting hammers
- Cleat formers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Dimplers
- Socket wrench sets
- Stencils
- Bolt cutters
- Humidity sensors
- Velometers
- Welding helmets
- Scribers
- Box and pan brakes
- Transit levels
- Hand brakes
- Spot welders
- Turning machines
- Welding tips
- Power notchers
- Nut drivers
- Caulking guns
- Strobe tachometers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Safety goggles
- Spirit levels
- Trammel points
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Scratch awls
- AC/DC welding power units
- Hammer drills
- Hand crimpers
- Foot shears
- Welding facial shields
- Hole punches
- Rotary punches
- Chalk lines
- Power shears
- Millivolt meters
- Nibblers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- U-tube manometers
- Slip roll formers
- Drifts
- Calipers
- Ear muffs
- Computer controlled saws
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Cold chisels
- Jigs
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Bandsaws
- Center punches
- V-notchers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Stack thermometers
- Pitot tubes
- Laser printers
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Chain hoists
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Circular saws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Easy edgers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Plumb bobs
- Hydraulic hoists
- Squares
- Safety gloves
- Combustion analyzers
- Combination snips
- Spiral duct machines
- Hand notchers
- Psychrometers
- Bumping hammers
- Power routers
- Hoists
- Double seaming equipment
- Dial indicators
- Aviation snips
- Beam compasses
- T squares
- Mechanical tachometers
- Digital multimeters
- Laser cutters
- Vernier calipers
- Hydraulic presses
- Ammeters
- Power brakes
- Drill presses
- Polishers
- Punches
- Ring and circular shears
- Smoke testers
- Screwdrivers
- Pressure gauges
- Power sanders
- Framing squares
- Pop rivet guns
- Scale rulers
- Electric drills
- Ohmmeters
- Angle grinders
- Pipe reamers
- Wiring machines
- Soldering furnaces
- C clamps
- Bar folders
- Adjustable wrenches
- Slings
- Oxygen testers
- Power buffers
- Cleat folders
- Seamers
- Safety glasses
- Squaring shears
- Tape measures
- Dividers
- Laser levels
- Allen wrenches
- Cordless drills
- Vise grip pliers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Scaffolding
- Prick punches
- Ball peen hammers
- Hand dollies
- Ladders
- Beading machines
- Straightedges
- Side cutting pliers
- Portable spot welders
- Wire cutters
- Groovers
- Pipe threaders
- Electric impact wrenches
- Hammers
- Power punches
- Hacksaws
- Hard hats
- Inclined manometers
- Riveting tools
- Multimeters
- Cold-cut saws
- AC welding power units
- Pipe cutters
- Power presses
- Tongs
- Cutoff saws
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Rivet presses
- Set squares
- Templates
- Computer controlled presses
- Riveting hammers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Plasma cutters
- Micrometers
- Burring machines
- Tempscribes
- Draft gauges
- Unishears
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Data entry software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Spreadsheet software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Excel
- JETCAM Expert
- Computer aided design CAD software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- WiCAM PN4000
- Corte Certo
- Microsoft Office
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Windows
- Applied Production ProFold
- Applied Production ProFab
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning