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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 “Spouter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Corte Certo
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
UGS NX
Spreadsheet software
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Microsoft Office
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
JETCAM Expert
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Windows
Applied Production ProFab
Data entry software
Applied Production ProFold
Computer aided design CAD software
WiCAM PN4000
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Autodesk AutoCAD