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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”

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
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.
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).
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
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.
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.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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 or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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