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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”

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

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