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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
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- 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
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- 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 “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
- Hydraulic presses
- Strobe tachometers
- Foot shears
- Smoke testers
- Power notchers
- Drill presses
- Scale rulers
- Side cutting pliers
- Prick punches
- Scribers
- 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
- Aviation snips
- 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
- Setting hammers
- Laser printers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Beam compasses
- Slip roll formers
- Nut drivers
- Ball peen hammers
- Punches
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Screwdrivers
- Dividers
- Velometers
- Dimplers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Set squares
- Power punches
- Hammers
- Plasma cutters
- Double seaming equipment
- Pipe threaders
- Welding helmets
- Stencils
- Circular saws
- Spiral duct machines
- Millivolt meters
- Squares
- Hammer drills
- Hand dollies
- Hand brakes
- Power sanders
- Polishers
- Chalk lines
- Power routers
- Corte Certo
- Applied Production ProFold
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Microsoft Windows
- WiCAM PN4000
- Microsoft Office
- Applied Production ProFab
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- JETCAM Expert
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- UGS NX
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Data entry software
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Microsoft Excel