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