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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 Work Furnace Installer
- 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 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
- UGS NX
- 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