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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 Journeyman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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