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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”

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.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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).
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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