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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Tin Worker”
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- 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.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- 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.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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).
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Related Technology & Tools
- Soldering furnaces
- Riveting hammers
- Combustion analyzers
- Spirit levels
- Psychrometers
- Cutoff saws
- Micrometers
- Scale rulers
- Humidity sensors
- Safety gloves
- U-tube manometers
- Pipe cutters
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Protractors
- Caulking guns
- Power routers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Wiring machines
- Computer controlled presses
- Cordless drills
- Hand brakes
- Strobe tachometers
- Hand crimpers
- Ball peen hammers
- Bumping hammers
- Cleat formers
- Ammeters
- Hoists
- Power sanders
- Aviation snips
- Draft gauges
- Dimplers
- Side cutting pliers
- Dial indicators
- Slings
- Electric drills
- Cold chisels
- Cold-cut saws
- Squares
- AC/DC welding power units
- Oxygen testers
- Protective clothing
- Beam compasses
- Scratch awls
- Millivolt meters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Tongs
- Allen wrenches
- Plasma cutters
- Power punches
- Stencils
- Scribers
- Wire cutters
- Squaring shears
- Combination snips
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Ring and circular shears
- Foot shears
- Hydraulic presses
- Polishers
- Ladders
- Smoke testers
- Slip roll formers
- Safety goggles
- Seamers
- Computer controlled saws
- Desktop computers
- Plumb bobs
- Straightedges
- Drifts
- Hole punches
- Templates
- Double seaming equipment
- Vernier calipers
- Beading machines
- Rivet presses
- Velometers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Setting hammers
- T squares
- Tap sets
- Electric impact wrenches
- Chalk lines
- Set squares
- Drill presses
- Laser levels
- Pitot tubes
- Power presses
- Bolt cutters
- Nibblers
- Spot welders
- Hacksaws
- Spiral duct machines
- Jigs
- Pipe threaders
- Circular saws
- Scaffolding
- Portable plasma cutters
- Pipe reamers
- Burring machines
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Punches
- Power brakes
- Hammer drills
- Hydraulic hoists
- Mechanical tachometers
- Turning machines
- Hammers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Nut drivers
- Laser cutters
- Dividers
- Pop rivet guns
- Hand dollies
- Inclined manometers
- Welding tips
- Socket wrench sets
- Vise grip pliers
- Ear muffs
- Safety glasses
- Pneumatic hammers
- Easy edgers
- Center punches
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Bandsaws
- Bar folders
- Tape measures
- V-notchers
- AC welding power units
- Rotary punches
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Angle grinders
- Screwdrivers
- Calipers
- Groovers
- Unishears
- Prick punches
- Ohmmeters
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Hard hats
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Framing squares
- Power notchers
- Portable spot welders
- Welding facial shields
- Power buffers
- Trammel points
- Transit levels
- Chain hoists
- Tempscribes
- Microamp meters
- Riveting tools
- Welding helmets
- Stack thermometers
- C clamps
- Power shears
- Pneumatic riveters
- Cleat folders
- Laser printers
- Digital multimeters
- Personal computers
- Pressure gauges
- Box and pan brakes
- Multimeters
- Hand notchers
- Microsoft Excel
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- WiCAM PN4000
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Microsoft Windows
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Office
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Applied Production ProFab
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Corte Certo
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Data entry software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Applied Production ProFold
- JETCAM Expert
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Spreadsheet software