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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 Smith”

Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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).
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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

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

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