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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 “Whitesmith”

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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
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.
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).
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for 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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

Related Technology & Tools

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Tape measures
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Plasma cutters
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Rivet presses
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Power routers
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Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
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AC/DC welding power units
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Groovers
Calipers
Digital multimeters
Power sanders
Ohmmeters
Computer controlled saws
Setting hammers
Safety gloves
Wire cutters
Hacksaws
Tongs
Angle grinders
Ladders
Cordless drills
Velometers
Ear muffs
Double seaming equipment
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Pressure gauges
Cold-cut saws
Plumb bobs
Circular saws
Pneumatic hammers
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Scaffolding
Caulking guns
Combustion analyzers
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Electric drills
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Micrometers
Spirit levels
Slings
Humidity sensors
Scratch awls
Socket wrench sets
Personal computers
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Portable plasma cutters
Dividers
Computer controlled presses
Rotary punches
Electric impact wrenches
Ring and circular shears
Magnehelic pressure gauges
C clamps
Tempscribes
Pneumatic riveters
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Multimeters
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Calibrated flow hoods
Portable spot welders
Hand crimpers
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Power brakes
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Bandsaws
Riveting hammers
Hydraulic presses
Laser printers
Squaring shears
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Scribers
Metal inert gas MIG welders
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Tap sets
Hammer drills
Laser levels
Templates
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Seamers
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Inclined manometers
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V-notchers
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Drill presses
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Spot welders
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Spiral duct machines
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Millivolt meters
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Oxygen testers
Draft gauges
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Scale rulers
Pop rivet guns
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Punches
Transit levels
Single-cut mill saw files
Cleat folders
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Drifts
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Hammers
Chain hoists
Beading machines
U-tube manometers
Safety glasses
Power buffers

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