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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 “Tinner”

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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).
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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