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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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