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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
- Tin Worker
- 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 “Tinker”
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- 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.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- 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).
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- 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.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hole punches
- Screwdrivers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Power punches
- Caulking guns
- Digital multimeters
- Portable plasma cutters
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Electric impact wrenches
- AC/DC welding power units
- Riveting hammers
- Scale rulers
- Combustion analyzers
- Protractors
- Pipe cutters
- Laser cutters
- Strobe tachometers
- Ring and circular shears
- Beam compasses
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Multimeters
- Hard hats
- Unishears
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Pop rivet guns
- Velometers
- Safety gloves
- Adjustable wrenches
- Polishers
- Foot shears
- Spiral duct machines
- Squares
- Double seaming equipment
- Aviation snips
- Dividers
- Box and pan brakes
- Angle grinders
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Personal computers
- Spot welders
- Squaring shears
- Cold chisels
- Plumb bobs
- Power notchers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Set squares
- Framing squares
- Pipe threaders
- Rotary punches
- Straightedges
- Safety goggles
- Hand dollies
- Seamers
- Computer controlled saws
- Hammer drills
- Setting hammers
- Smoke testers
- Hand notchers
- Tap sets
- Vernier calipers
- Burring machines
- Ladders
- Turning machines
- Tape measures
- Drill presses
- Pneumatic hammers
- Electric drills
- Center punches
- Rivet presses
- Ohmmeters
- Power routers
- Wiring machines
- V-notchers
- Psychrometers
- Laser printers
- Punches
- Bandsaws
- Power buffers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- AC welding power units
- Cleat folders
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Cordless drills
- U-tube manometers
- Power presses
- Pneumatic riveters
- Millivolt meters
- Computer controlled presses
- Chalk lines
- Vise grip pliers
- Microamp meters
- Ear muffs
- Ammeters
- Groovers
- Side cutting pliers
- Plasma cutters
- Hand brakes
- Tongs
- Scratch awls
- Bolt cutters
- Scaffolding
- Power brakes
- Nibblers
- Beading machines
- Hydraulic presses
- Power sanders
- Pitot tubes
- Combination snips
- Power shears
- Hand crimpers
- Soldering furnaces
- Dimplers
- Trammel points
- Pressure gauges
- Ball peen hammers
- Easy edgers
- Portable spot welders
- Cutoff saws
- Hammers
- Welding facial shields
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Transit levels
- T squares
- Welding tips
- Jigs
- Mechanical tachometers
- Safety glasses
- Humidity sensors
- Stack thermometers
- Circular saws
- Welding helmets
- Calipers
- Templates
- Bar folders
- Slings
- Tempscribes
- Chain hoists
- Riveting tools
- Oxygen testers
- Wire cutters
- Allen wrenches
- Slip roll formers
- Stencils
- Cleat formers
- Protective clothing
- Prick punches
- Hoists
- Pipe reamers
- Bumping hammers
- Draft gauges
- Socket wrench sets
- Micrometers
- Nut drivers
- Inclined manometers
- Drifts
- Spirit levels
- Cold-cut saws
- Hacksaws
- C clamps
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Dial indicators
- Scribers
- Laser levels
- Desktop computers
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Microsoft Windows
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Corte Certo
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Data entry software
- JETCAM Expert
- WiCAM PN4000
- Applied Production ProFab
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Office
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Applied Production ProFold