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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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