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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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