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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”

Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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).
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Applied Production ProFab
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Spreadsheet software
Corte Certo
JETCAM Expert
Data entry software
UGS NX
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
WiCAM PN4000
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Striker Systems SS-Profile
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software