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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 Lay Out Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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