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