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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”

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for 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).
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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