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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 Layout Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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