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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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