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