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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
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- 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 “Shop Assistant”
- 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.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine 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.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- 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).
Related Technology & Tools
- Prick punches
- Protractors
- Framing squares
- Burring machines
- Ear muffs
- Millivolt meters
- Aviation snips
- Center punches
- Wiring machines
- Circular saws
- Smoke testers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Welding helmets
- Drifts
- Power presses
- Soldering furnaces
- Cutoff saws
- Pipe reamers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Cold chisels
- Trammel points
- T squares
- Hand crimpers
- Stencils
- Pressure gauges
- Mechanical tachometers
- Velometers
- Calipers
- Inclined manometers
- Riveting hammers
- Laser printers
- Hand brakes
- Wire cutters
- Pneumatic riveters
- Box and pan brakes
- Combination snips
- Nut drivers
- Plumb bobs
- Computer controlled presses
- Hydraulic presses
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Tongs
- Socket wrench sets
- Allen wrenches
- Tap sets
- Nibblers
- Turning machines
- Dividers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Power brakes
- Power sanders
- Bandsaws
- Scale rulers
- Micrometers
- Hammer drills
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Power buffers
- Drill presses
- Safety gloves
- Dimplers
- Bolt cutters
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Templates
- Hard hats
- Double seaming equipment
- V-notchers
- Foot shears
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Welding tips
- Welding facial shields
- Vernier calipers
- Tempscribes
- Easy edgers
- Power punches
- Protective clothing
- Hammers
- Personal computers
- Rotary punches
- Set squares
- Cleat formers
- AC welding power units
- Psychrometers
- Angle grinders
- Power notchers
- Ball peen hammers
- Spot welders
- Power routers
- Rivet presses
- Pitot tubes
- U-tube manometers
- Ladders
- Hydraulic hoists
- Jigs
- Spiral duct machines
- Hoists
- Hand notchers
- Scribers
- Setting hammers
- Seamers
- Riveting tools
- Slip roll formers
- Ring and circular shears
- Safety goggles
- Pop rivet guns
- Straightedges
- Cordless drills
- Cleat folders
- Combustion analyzers
- Unishears
- Polishers
- Strobe tachometers
- Ohmmeters
- Hacksaws
- Draft gauges
- Laser cutters
- Punches
- Chalk lines
- Oxygen testers
- Spirit levels
- Hand dollies
- Pipe threaders
- Screwdrivers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hole punches
- Squaring shears
- Digital multimeters
- Electric drills
- Dial indicators
- Transit levels
- Portable plasma cutters
- Computer controlled saws
- Stack thermometers
- AC/DC welding power units
- Caulking guns
- Slings
- Desktop computers
- Multimeters
- Bar folders
- Scratch awls
- Pipe cutters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Portable spot welders
- Beam compasses
- Humidity sensors
- Safety glasses
- Microamp meters
- Power shears
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Vise grip pliers
- Scaffolding
- Tape measures
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Side cutting pliers
- C clamps
- Laser levels
- Beading machines
- Bumping hammers
- Ammeters
- Squares
- Chain hoists
- Groovers
- Cold-cut saws
- Plasma cutters
- Applied Production ProFab
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided design CAD software
- WiCAM PN4000
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Applied Production ProFold
- Microsoft Windows
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- JETCAM Expert
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Corte Certo
- Data entry software
- Spreadsheet software
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Excel