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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”

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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).
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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