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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”

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
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.
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 or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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