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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”

Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
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.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
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).
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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