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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 Fabricator”

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).
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
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.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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