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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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