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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 “Field Installer”

Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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).
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.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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