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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 “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

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