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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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