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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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