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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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