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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 Technician
- 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 Work Furnace Installer”
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- 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.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- 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).
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- 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.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- 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
- Prick punches
- T squares
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Draft gauges
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Multimeters
- Jigs
- Tap sets
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Portable plasma cutters
- Welding tips
- Pipe reamers
- Pitot tubes
- Ear muffs
- Unishears
- Wiring machines
- Safety goggles
- Hoists
- Socket wrench sets
- Velometers
- Cordless drills
- Microamp meters
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Welding facial shields
- Power notchers
- Side cutting pliers
- Computer controlled presses
- Psychrometers
- Nibblers
- Pop rivet guns
- AC welding power units
- Circular saws
- Welding helmets
- Dial indicators
- Stencils
- Portable spot welders
- Set squares
- Box and pan brakes
- Bolt cutters
- Hydraulic hoists
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Bar folders
- Seamers
- Cutoff saws
- Digital multimeters
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Easy edgers
- Laser printers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Spiral duct machines
- U-tube manometers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Tongs
- Hand brakes
- V-notchers
- Power buffers
- Dividers
- Mechanical tachometers
- Hard hats
- Inclined manometers
- Slip roll formers
- Protective clothing
- Double seaming equipment
- Pipe cutters
- Laser cutters
- Beading machines
- Cold chisels
- Rivet presses
- Oxygen testers
- Foot shears
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Cold-cut saws
- Riveting tools
- Polishers
- Riveting hammers
- Hand crimpers
- Smoke testers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Bandsaws
- Chalk lines
- Hand notchers
- Stack thermometers
- Protractors
- Ohmmeters
- Plumb bobs
- Aviation snips
- Dimplers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Cleat folders
- Computer controlled saws
- C clamps
- Humidity sensors
- Trammel points
- Framing squares
- Angle grinders
- Pressure gauges
- Groovers
- Squares
- Pipe threaders
- Chain hoists
- Desktop computers
- Wire cutters
- Electric drills
- Setting hammers
- Safety gloves
- Allen wrenches
- Scratch awls
- Hammer drills
- Squaring shears
- Ring and circular shears
- Power brakes
- Cleat formers
- Punches
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hammers
- Caulking guns
- Center punches
- Pneumatic riveters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Scribers
- Hole punches
- Micrometers
- Ball peen hammers
- Power sanders
- Drifts
- Vise grip pliers
- Power shears
- Personal computers
- Beam compasses
- Turning machines
- Drill presses
- Vernier calipers
- Ammeters
- Spirit levels
- Templates
- Laser levels
- Strobe tachometers
- Power routers
- Power presses
- Scaffolding
- Safety glasses
- Rotary punches
- Nut drivers
- Slings
- Hand dollies
- Straightedges
- Soldering furnaces
- Burring machines
- Millivolt meters
- Power punches
- Ladders
- Spot welders
- Scale rulers
- AC/DC welding power units
- Combustion analyzers
- Plasma cutters
- Tape measures
- Calipers
- Transit levels
- Combination snips
- Tempscribes
- Bumping hammers
- Hydraulic presses
- Hacksaws
- Screwdrivers
- JETCAM Expert
- Corte Certo
- Data entry software
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Excel
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Applied Production ProFold
- UGS NX
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Spreadsheet software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- WiCAM PN4000
- Microsoft Windows
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Applied Production ProFab