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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 “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

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UGS NX
Microsoft Excel
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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Computer aided design CAD software
Data entry software
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WiCAM PN4000
Applied Production ProFab
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Microsoft Office
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
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