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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”

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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).
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and 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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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