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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”

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.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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).
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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