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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 “Tinsmith”

Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
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).
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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

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

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