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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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WiCAM PN4000
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Excel
Applied Production ProFold
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite