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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 “Sheet Metal Apprentice”

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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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).
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) 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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
UGS NX
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
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Data entry software
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Computer aided design CAD software
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Autodesk AutoCAD
Spreadsheet software
JETCAM Expert
Corte Certo
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
WiCAM PN4000
Microsoft Windows