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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 “HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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