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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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