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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”

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
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.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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