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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
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
- Applied Production ProFab
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- UGS NX
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Applied Production ProFold
- Spreadsheet software
- Data entry software
- WiCAM PN4000
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Microsoft Windows
- Corte Certo
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- JETCAM Expert