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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
- Tinker
- 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 “Tinner”
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- 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).
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- 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.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- 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.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- 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.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hole punches
- Riveting tools
- Turning machines
- Cleat formers
- Templates
- Microamp meters
- Laser cutters
- Pressure gauges
- Trammel points
- Angle grinders
- AC/DC welding power units
- Wire cutters
- Scratch awls
- Rivet presses
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Ammeters
- Stack thermometers
- Beading machines
- Transit levels
- Pop rivet guns
- Pipe reamers
- Prick punches
- Set squares
- Jigs
- Ball peen hammers
- Calipers
- Aviation snips
- Hacksaws
- Combination snips
- Straightedges
- Groovers
- V-notchers
- Scribers
- Foot shears
- Wiring machines
- Humidity sensors
- Power brakes
- Tape measures
- Laser printers
- Framing squares
- Safety gloves
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Draft gauges
- Velometers
- Power sanders
- Squares
- Safety goggles
- Cleat folders
- Circular saws
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Oxygen testers
- Tempscribes
- Vise grip pliers
- Easy edgers
- Stencils
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Hand crimpers
- Vernier calipers
- Allen wrenches
- Scale rulers
- Protective clothing
- Digital multimeters
- Dimplers
- Smoke testers
- Chalk lines
- Combustion analyzers
- Electric impact wrenches
- Ring and circular shears
- Double seaming equipment
- Dial indicators
- Drifts
- Millivolt meters
- Chain hoists
- Pneumatic riveters
- Cold-cut saws
- Safety glasses
- Bumping hammers
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Bandsaws
- Power routers
- Tap sets
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- C clamps
- Inclined manometers
- Hydraulic presses
- Polishers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Box and pan brakes
- Power punches
- Side cutting pliers
- Punches
- Hand brakes
- Power notchers
- Spiral duct machines
- Nut drivers
- Bolt cutters
- T squares
- Slings
- Computer controlled presses
- Plasma cutters
- Ear muffs
- Portable spot welders
- Spirit levels
- Burring machines
- Cutoff saws
- Rotary punches
- Hammer drills
- Personal computers
- Caulking guns
- Unishears
- Hard hats
- Soldering furnaces
- Beam compasses
- Power shears
- Pitot tubes
- Center punches
- Hydraulic hoists
- Strobe tachometers
- Pipe cutters
- Welding facial shields
- Pipe threaders
- Protractors
- AC welding power units
- U-tube manometers
- Cordless drills
- Drill presses
- Welding helmets
- Scaffolding
- Laser levels
- Dividers
- Slip roll formers
- Ohmmeters
- Hoists
- Plumb bobs
- Micrometers
- Riveting hammers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Welding tips
- Desktop computers
- Tongs
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Socket wrench sets
- Setting hammers
- Electric drills
- Hand notchers
- Squaring shears
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Multimeters
- Ladders
- Portable plasma cutters
- Seamers
- Power presses
- Hand dollies
- Mechanical tachometers
- Screwdrivers
- Computer controlled saws
- Spot welders
- Cold chisels
- Power buffers
- Bar folders
- Nibblers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Psychrometers
- Hammers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Microsoft Windows
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- JETCAM Expert
- Spreadsheet software
- Applied Production ProFab
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Corte Certo
- UGS NX
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Applied Production ProFold
- Data entry software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- WiCAM PN4000
- Computer aided design CAD software