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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
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- 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
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- 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 “Sheet Metal Apprentice”
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- 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.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- 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.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ear muffs
- Multimeters
- Hard hats
- Circular saws
- Scaffolding
- Jigs
- Bolt cutters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Tap sets
- Cold chisels
- Smoke testers
- Soldering furnaces
- Dimplers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Computer controlled presses
- Micrometers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Power presses
- Strobe tachometers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Riveting tools
- Framing squares
- T squares
- Pipe cutters
- Spirit levels
- Rivet presses
- Electric drills
- Tongs
- Riveting hammers
- Hammer drills
- Hammers
- Pneumatic riveters
- Draft gauges
- Squaring shears
- Punches
- Side cutting pliers
- Pipe reamers
- Dial indicators
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Pop rivet guns
- Turning machines
- Bar folders
- Screwdrivers
- Welding tips
- Protractors
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Double seaming equipment
- Laser printers
- Ring and circular shears
- Setting hammers
- Tape measures
- Power routers
- Inclined manometers
- Hydraulic presses
- Hand crimpers
- Ball peen hammers
- Psychrometers
- Combination snips
- Wire cutters
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Pressure gauges
- Dividers
- Bandsaws
- Burring machines
- Calipers
- Drifts
- Welding helmets
- Hand dollies
- Groovers
- AC/DC welding power units
- Templates
- Plumb bobs
- Beam compasses
- Polishers
- Center punches
- Spot welders
- V-notchers
- Safety glasses
- Cleat formers
- Power buffers
- Pipe threaders
- Chalk lines
- Electric impact wrenches
- Angle grinders
- Welding facial shields
- Foot shears
- Hoists
- Power shears
- Millivolt meters
- Power notchers
- Wiring machines
- Personal computers
- Box and pan brakes
- Easy edgers
- Digital multimeters
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Nibblers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Pneumatic hammers
- Pitot tubes
- Vise grip pliers
- Velometers
- C clamps
- Stencils
- Cutoff saws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Power punches
- Desktop computers
- Microamp meters
- Hand notchers
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Hacksaws
- Computer controlled saws
- Hole punches
- Beading machines
- Drill presses
- Vernier calipers
- Caulking guns
- Scale rulers
- Power brakes
- Slings
- Allen wrenches
- Portable plasma cutters
- Power sanders
- Safety goggles
- Hand brakes
- Aviation snips
- Rotary punches
- Cold-cut saws
- Scribers
- Cleat folders
- Spiral duct machines
- Portable spot welders
- Prick punches
- Laser levels
- Humidity sensors
- Plasma cutters
- Transit levels
- Slip roll formers
- Cordless drills
- Ohmmeters
- Scratch awls
- Calibrated flow hoods
- AC welding power units
- Seamers
- Ammeters
- Set squares
- Bumping hammers
- Stack thermometers
- Nut drivers
- Straightedges
- Safety gloves
- Unishears
- Protective clothing
- Socket wrench sets
- Oxygen testers
- Mechanical tachometers
- Trammel points
- Laser cutters
- Tempscribes
- Combustion analyzers
- U-tube manometers
- Chain hoists
- Squares
- Ladders
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Spreadsheet software
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- JETCAM Expert
- Computer aided design CAD software
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Applied Production ProFold
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Windows
- Applied Production ProFab
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Corte Certo
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- UGS NX
- WiCAM PN4000
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning