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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Sheet Metal Mechanic”
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- 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.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine 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).
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scratch awls
- Cleat formers
- Wiring machines
- Welding helmets
- V-notchers
- Easy edgers
- Psychrometers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Tongs
- Computer controlled presses
- Set squares
- Stack thermometers
- Transit levels
- Protective clothing
- Power brakes
- Tap sets
- Scaffolding
- Scale rulers
- Ohmmeters
- Caulking guns
- Tape measures
- Riveting tools
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Trammel points
- Soldering furnaces
- Dimplers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Power presses
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Aviation snips
- Hacksaws
- Cordless drills
- Calipers
- Desktop computers
- Prick punches
- Squaring shears
- Power buffers
- Hand dollies
- Power punches
- Power shears
- Hard hats
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Framing squares
- Pipe threaders
- Circular saws
- Combustion analyzers
- Pop rivet guns
- Welding facial shields
- Beam compasses
- Vernier calipers
- Micrometers
- Turning machines
- Bumping hammers
- C clamps
- Oxygen testers
- Groovers
- Templates
- Combination snips
- Hand notchers
- Slings
- Strobe tachometers
- Plasma cutters
- Mechanical tachometers
- Polishers
- Box and pan brakes
- Setting hammers
- Dial indicators
- Spiral duct machines
- Cold chisels
- Hand crimpers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Drill presses
- Laser levels
- Draft gauges
- Drifts
- Hammers
- Portable plasma cutters
- AC/DC welding power units
- Protractors
- Screwdrivers
- Beading machines
- Vise grip pliers
- Multimeters
- T squares
- Scribers
- Hoists
- Bandsaws
- Welding tips
- Hydraulic presses
- Wire cutters
- Ball peen hammers
- Seamers
- Laser cutters
- Electric impact wrenches
- Electric drills
- Plumb bobs
- Safety glasses
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Humidity sensors
- Chain hoists
- Slip roll formers
- Computer controlled saws
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Inclined manometers
- Jigs
- Rotary punches
- Unishears
- Pneumatic riveters
- Riveting hammers
- Pipe cutters
- Portable spot welders
- Power notchers
- Rivet presses
- Squares
- Millivolt meters
- Safety goggles
- Pressure gauges
- Pitot tubes
- Spirit levels
- Chalk lines
- Power routers
- Ring and circular shears
- Pipe reamers
- Straightedges
- Power sanders
- Socket wrench sets
- Stencils
- Foot shears
- Punches
- AC welding power units
- Hammer drills
- Hand brakes
- Dividers
- Microamp meters
- Digital multimeters
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Velometers
- Bolt cutters
- Personal computers
- Double seaming equipment
- Hydraulic hoists
- Cold-cut saws
- Pneumatic hammers
- Nut drivers
- Ammeters
- Ladders
- Spot welders
- Laser printers
- Allen wrenches
- Hole punches
- Nibblers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Ear muffs
- Side cutting pliers
- Burring machines
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Cutoff saws
- Smoke testers
- Tempscribes
- Safety gloves
- Angle grinders
- U-tube manometers
- Bar folders
- Cleat folders
- Center punches
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Spreadsheet software
- WiCAM PN4000
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Microsoft Excel
- Applied Production ProFab
- Microsoft Windows
- Corte Certo
- UGS NX
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- JETCAM Expert
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- Microsoft Office
- Computer aided design CAD software
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Applied Production ProFold
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Data entry software