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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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