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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”

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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) 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).
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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