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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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