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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 Layout Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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