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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”

Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
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).
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

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AC/DC welding power units
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Beam compasses
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Hammer drills
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Electric impact wrenches
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Adjustable wrenches
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Power brakes
Computer controlled presses
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Polishers
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Hammers
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