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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”

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of 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 or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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).
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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