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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”

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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).
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.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.

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Squaring shears
Easy edgers
Ear muffs
Power buffers
Pressure gauges
Calibrated flow hoods
Screwdrivers
Psychrometers
Portable plasma cutters
Caulking guns
Side cutting pliers
Single-cut mill saw files
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Soldering furnaces
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Scaffolding
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Double seaming equipment
Riveting hammers
Portable spot welders
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Drifts
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Tape measures
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Slings
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Laser printers
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Digital multimeters
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Beam compasses
Box and pan brakes
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Computer controlled presses
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Allen wrenches
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Rivet presses
Foot shears
Vernier calipers
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Electric drills
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Seamers
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AC welding power units
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