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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 Layout Worker”

Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
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).
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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