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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
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheet Metal Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Installer
- Sheet Metal Foreman
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Sheet Metal Apprentice
- Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker
- HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer)
- Field Installer
- Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker
- Whitesmith
- Tinsmith Apprentice
- Tinsmith
- Tinner
- Tinker
- Tin Worker
- Template Layout Worker
- Template Fitter
- Spouting Installer
- Spouter
- Shop Assistant
- Sheet Metal Worker Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer
- Sheet Metal Technician
- Sheet Metal Smith
- Sheet Metal Operator
- Sheet Metal Layout Worker
- Sheet Metal Lay Out Worker
- Sheet Metal Journeyman
- Sheet Metal Former
- Sheet Metal Erector
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer Apprentice
- Sheet Metal Duct Installer
- Sheet Metal Assembler
- Metalsmith Apprentice
- Metalsmith
- Metal Worker
- Metal Work Duct Installer
- Metal Technician
- Metal Ceiling Hanger
- Metal Ceiling Builder
- Layout Worker
- Layer Out
- Hood Maker
- Gutter Installer
- Gutter Hanger
- Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker
- Fairing Worker
- Fairing Man
- Extrusion Former
- Duralumin Metalworker
- Duralumin Mechanic
- Dural Mechanic
- Duct Installer
- Cowlman
- Cornice Maker
- Coppersmith Apprentice
- Coppersmith
- Chute Builder
- Ceiling Installer
- Beam Worker
- Aviation Metalsmith
- Angle Bender
- Aircraft Metalsmith
- Air Duct Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer
- Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer
- Air Conditioning Installer
Tasks for “Sheet Metal Workers”
- 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.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- 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.
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- 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.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
- 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).
Related Technology & Tools
- Computer controlled presses
- Power brakes
- Foot shears
- Squaring shears
- Socket wrench sets
- Setting hammers
- Vise grip pliers
- T squares
- Slings
- Templates
- Pop rivet guns
- Pipe reamers
- Chain hoists
- Ammeters
- Seamers
- Power buffers
- Center punches
- Humidity sensors
- U-tube manometers
- Power presses
- Oxygen testers
- Inclined manometers
- Tape measures
- Bandsaws
- Welding helmets
- Plasma cutters
- Soldering furnaces
- Scaffolding
- Hole punches
- Ohmmeters
- Rivet presses
- Punches
- Welding facial shields
- Tap sets
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Hydraulic hoists
- Dial indicators
- Combination snips
- Bumping hammers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Squares
- Side cutting pliers
- Protractors
- Burring machines
- Bar folders
- Pipe cutters
- Draft gauges
- AC welding power units
- Strobe tachometers
- Pipe threaders
- Calipers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Wiring machines
- Hand brakes
- Cordless drills
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Nibblers
- Laser levels
- Drill presses
- Electric drills
- Framing squares
- Plumb bobs
- Jigs
- Tongs
- Safety glasses
- Hammer drills
- Combustion analyzers
- Hand crimpers
- Screwdrivers
- Hydraulic presses
- Hoists
- Psychrometers
- Dimplers
- Turning machines
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Microamp meters
- Ring and circular shears
- Desktop computers
- Ladders
- Pitot tubes
- AC/DC welding power units
- Hammers
- Spirit levels
- Transit levels
- Safety goggles
- Set squares
- Ball peen hammers
- Allen wrenches
- Stencils
- Double seaming equipment
- Angle grinders
- Hacksaws
- Drifts
- Pressure gauges
- Trammel points
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Caulking guns
- Hard hats
- Scratch awls
- Portable spot welders
- Aviation snips
- Velometers
- Riveting hammers
- Power sanders
- Riveting tools
- Box and pan brakes
- Smoke testers
- Laser printers
- Hand dollies
- Spiral duct machines
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Rotary punches
- Circular saws
- Cleat folders
- Scribers
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Scale rulers
- Digital multimeters
- Polishers
- Safety gloves
- Pneumatic riveters
- Welding tips
- Cold chisels
- Straightedges
- Wire cutters
- Groovers
- Personal computers
- Beam compasses
- Spot welders
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Power shears
- Multimeters
- Micrometers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Nut drivers
- Mechanical tachometers
- Hand notchers
- Computer controlled saws
- Power notchers
- Stack thermometers
- Easy edgers
- Chalk lines
- Cleat formers
- Unishears
- Vernier calipers
- Power routers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- C clamps
- Laser cutters
- Tempscribes
- Ear muffs
- Millivolt meters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Bolt cutters
- Electric impact wrenches
- Slip roll formers
- V-notchers
- Portable plasma cutters
- Dividers
- Prick punches
- Power punches
- Beading machines
- Protective clothing
- Cutoff saws
- Cold-cut saws
- JETCAM Expert
- Applied Production ProFab
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- WiCAM PN4000
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Data entry software
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Applied Production ProFold
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Microsoft Windows
- Corte Certo
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- UGS NX
- Microsoft Excel
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Microsoft Office