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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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