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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)”

Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
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).
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
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.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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