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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 “Spouting Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Windows
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Corte Certo
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Data entry software
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Spreadsheet software
Computer aided design CAD software
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