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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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