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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 Apprentice”

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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).
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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