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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 Foreman”

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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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).
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

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

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