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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 Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Applied Production ProFold
Applied Production ProFab
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Data entry software
JETCAM Expert
Autodesk AutoCAD
Microsoft Excel
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Microsoft Office
Corte Certo
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Spreadsheet software
Computer aided design CAD software
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
UGS NX
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
WiCAM PN4000