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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 Work Furnace Installer”

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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
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).
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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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Applied Production ProFab
Microsoft Windows
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
WiCAM PN4000
Autodesk AutoCAD
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Microsoft Excel