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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”

Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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).
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.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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