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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 “Shop Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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