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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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