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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

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Tasks for “Sheet Metal Workers”

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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).
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
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.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.

Related Technology & Tools

T squares
Foot shears
Burring machines
Microamp meters
Cutoff saws
Safety gloves
Vernier calipers
Smoke testers
Adjustable wrenches
Pitot tubes
Rivet presses
Squaring shears
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Slings
Vise grip pliers
Hammer drills
Electric impact wrenches
Side cutting pliers
Inclined manometers
Portable plasma cutters
Ladders
Welding tips
Drill presses
Turning machines
Power routers
Beam compasses
Digital multimeters
Tape measures
Trammel points
Protractors
Caulking guns
Power presses
Portable spot welders
Nibblers
Aviation snips
Power buffers
Soldering furnaces
Power punches
Seamers
Welding facial shields
Draft gauges
Dial indicators
Clamp-on ammeters
Dividers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Safety glasses
Computer controlled presses
Punches
Circular saws
Multimeters
Stencils
Humidity sensors
Pipe reamers
Screwdrivers
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Protective clothing
Straightedges
Transit levels
Wire cutters
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Hole punches
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AC/DC welding power units
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Desktop computers
Pneumatic riveters
Power shears
Laser cutters
Socket wrench sets
Scale rulers
Hydraulic hoists
Safety goggles
Ring and circular shears
Welding helmets
Hand brakes
Calibrated flow hoods
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Personal computers
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Electric drills
Psychrometers
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Ammeters
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AC welding power units
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Pressure gauges
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Oxygen testers
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Ohmmeters
Pop rivet guns
Riveting hammers
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C clamps
Scaffolding
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Hand dollies
Double seaming equipment
Hacksaws
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Slip roll formers
Hydraulic presses
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Tap sets
Templates
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Bandsaws
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Laser printers
Dimplers
Unishears
Plumb bobs
Riveting tools
Cold-cut saws
Pipe cutters
Velometers
Combustion analyzers
Hoists
Ball peen hammers
Polishers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Calipers
V-notchers
Laser levels
Allen wrenches
U-tube manometers
Tongs
Rotary punches

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