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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”

Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
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).
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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