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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Sheet Metal Technician”
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- 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.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- 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.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- 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).
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Related Technology & Tools
- Jigs
- Laser levels
- Punches
- Hand brakes
- Vise grip pliers
- Ohmmeters
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Side cutting pliers
- Chalk lines
- Laser printers
- Ball peen hammers
- Socket wrench sets
- Cleat formers
- Angle grinders
- Prick punches
- Stencils
- Spot welders
- Strobe tachometers
- Computer controlled presses
- Tap sets
- Beam compasses
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Framing squares
- AC welding power units
- Safety gloves
- Center punches
- Personal computers
- Power shears
- Squares
- Box and pan brakes
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Ear muffs
- Turning machines
- Transit levels
- Welding tips
- Set squares
- Smoke testers
- Bumping hammers
- Cold chisels
- Stack thermometers
- Nibblers
- Mechanical tachometers
- Inclined manometers
- C clamps
- Seamers
- Power brakes
- Scaffolding
- Protractors
- Cold-cut saws
- Multimeters
- Aviation snips
- Draft gauges
- Tempscribes
- Chain hoists
- Digital multimeters
- Squaring shears
- Laser cutters
- Pipe reamers
- Tape measures
- Hand crimpers
- Pipe threaders
- Portable plasma cutters
- Power notchers
- Calipers
- Soldering furnaces
- Tongs
- Pitot tubes
- Dial indicators
- Hammer drills
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Power punches
- Psychrometers
- Rivet presses
- Microamp meters
- Wiring machines
- Setting hammers
- Drifts
- Straightedges
- Ladders
- Double seaming equipment
- Polishers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Hoists
- Adjustable wrenches
- Cordless drills
- Hydraulic hoists
- Burring machines
- Hand dollies
- Ring and circular shears
- Cleat folders
- Drill presses
- Power routers
- Safety goggles
- Caulking guns
- Pop rivet guns
- Groovers
- Screwdrivers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Nut drivers
- Circular saws
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Easy edgers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Spirit levels
- Millivolt meters
- Beading machines
- Power sanders
- Scale rulers
- Protective clothing
- Plasma cutters
- Templates
- Pressure gauges
- Micrometers
- Desktop computers
- Spiral duct machines
- Hacksaws
- Cutoff saws
- Power buffers
- Portable spot welders
- Scratch awls
- Humidity sensors
- V-notchers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Rotary punches
- Scribers
- Hydraulic presses
- Oxygen testers
- Plumb bobs
- Bolt cutters
- Safety glasses
- Unishears
- Welding helmets
- Power presses
- Dividers
- Welding facial shields
- Vernier calipers
- Hammers
- Riveting tools
- Riveting hammers
- Hole punches
- Pneumatic riveters
- Velometers
- T squares
- Hard hats
- Combustion analyzers
- Wire cutters
- Pipe cutters
- Computer controlled saws
- U-tube manometers
- Bandsaws
- Allen wrenches
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- AC/DC welding power units
- Hand notchers
- Dimplers
- Combination snips
- Foot shears
- Slip roll formers
- Bar folders
- Trammel points
- Slings
- Ammeters
- Electric drills
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Spreadsheet software
- Applied Production ProFab
- UGS NX
- WiCAM PN4000
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Microsoft Windows
- Applied Production ProFold
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Microsoft Office
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Corte Certo
- JETCAM Expert
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Striker Systems SS-Profile