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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 Apprentice
- 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 Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- 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 Fabricator”
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- 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 or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital multimeters
- Ball peen hammers
- Hacksaws
- Slip roll formers
- Power buffers
- Hoists
- Tap sets
- Micrometers
- Transit levels
- Cold-cut saws
- Socket wrench sets
- Pneumatic riveters
- Scratch awls
- Foot shears
- Bandsaws
- Ear muffs
- Beading machines
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Hand crimpers
- Ohmmeters
- Strobe tachometers
- Hand brakes
- Double seaming equipment
- Power presses
- Seamers
- Personal computers
- Hydraulic hoists
- Cleat folders
- Unishears
- Straightedges
- Ladders
- Power shears
- Cutoff saws
- Nut drivers
- Power punches
- Pop rivet guns
- Scribers
- Psychrometers
- U-tube manometers
- Spiral duct machines
- Ammeters
- Draft gauges
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Safety glasses
- Setting hammers
- Prick punches
- Power sanders
- Groovers
- Protective clothing
- Welding facial shields
- Laser printers
- Easy edgers
- Power routers
- Pitot tubes
- Wire cutters
- Electric drills
- Ring and circular shears
- Center punches
- Caulking guns
- Soldering furnaces
- Plasma cutters
- Hydraulic presses
- Combination snips
- AC/DC welding power units
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Electric impact wrenches
- Tempscribes
- Millivolt meters
- Burring machines
- Plumb bobs
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Hard hats
- Dividers
- Oxygen testers
- Safety gloves
- Velometers
- Laser cutters
- Cordless drills
- Wiring machines
- Squaring shears
- Angle grinders
- Humidity sensors
- Hand notchers
- Smoke testers
- Dial indicators
- Vernier calipers
- Computer controlled presses
- Allen wrenches
- Riveting hammers
- Turning machines
- Trammel points
- Drifts
- Rivet presses
- Tongs
- Punches
- Hammer drills
- Calipers
- Hammers
- Pipe reamers
- Stencils
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Dimplers
- Drill presses
- Templates
- V-notchers
- Set squares
- Polishers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Riveting tools
- Tape measures
- C clamps
- Box and pan brakes
- Pipe cutters
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Computer controlled saws
- Screwdrivers
- Pressure gauges
- T squares
- Power notchers
- Circular saws
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Combustion analyzers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Rotary punches
- Portable plasma cutters
- Bar folders
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Beam compasses
- Squares
- Hand dollies
- Desktop computers
- Scale rulers
- Jigs
- Protractors
- Bumping hammers
- Safety goggles
- Framing squares
- Pipe threaders
- Cleat formers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Aviation snips
- Scaffolding
- Inclined manometers
- Cold chisels
- Spirit levels
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Chain hoists
- Welding tips
- Slings
- Nibblers
- Mechanical tachometers
- Microamp meters
- Laser levels
- Hole punches
- Spot welders
- Chalk lines
- Portable spot welders
- Power brakes
- Multimeters
- Side cutting pliers
- Vise grip pliers
- Welding helmets
- AC welding power units
- Bolt cutters
- Stack thermometers
- Corte Certo
- Applied Production ProFold
- WiCAM PN4000
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Microsoft Excel
- UGS NX
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Office
- Applied Production ProFab
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Windows
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- JETCAM Expert
- Striker Systems SS-Profile