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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 “Template Fitter”

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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).
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) 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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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