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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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