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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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