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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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