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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Protractors
Portable spot welders
Beading machines
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Rivet presses
Single-cut mill saw files
Ball peen hammers
Scale rulers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Hydraulic hoists
Hydraulic presses
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Computer controlled presses
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Wire cutters
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Transit levels
Riveting hammers
Pitot tubes
Cold-cut saws
Hand crimpers
Power presses
Safety glasses
Personal computers
Power routers
Bar folders
Burring machines
Welding helmets
Rotary punches
Angle grinders
Slip roll formers
Scribers
Combination snips
Microamp meters
Straightedges
C clamps
Scratch awls
Calibrated flow hoods
Hoists
Hole punches
Electric drills
Drifts
Double seaming equipment
Humidity sensors
Magnehelic pressure gauges
Nut drivers
AC/DC welding power units
Velometers
Millivolt meters
Pop rivet guns
Bandsaws
Soldering furnaces
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Pipe reamers
Scaffolding
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Hammer drills
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Turning machines
Tape measures
Micrometers
Screwdrivers
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Oxyacetylene welding equipment
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Plasma cutters
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Slings
Set squares
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AC welding power units
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Circular saws
T squares
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Desktop computers
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Allen wrenches
Digital multimeters
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Stencils
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Cold chisels
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Power shears
Calipers
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Unishears
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Framing squares
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Polishers
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Psychrometers
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Beam compasses
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Pressure gauges
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Caulking guns
Nibblers
Spiral duct machines
Riveting tools
Templates

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