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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 Apprentice”

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.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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).
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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