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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 “Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Spreadsheet software
Autodesk AutoCAD
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