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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 Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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