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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”

Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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).
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
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.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
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.
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.
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.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
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.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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