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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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