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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 Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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