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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 “Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker”

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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.
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.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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