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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 Installer”

Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
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.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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