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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”.
Also Known As…
- Sheet Metal Workers
- 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
Tasks for “Air Conditioning Installer”
- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
- 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).
- Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
- Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
- Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
- Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
- 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.
- Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 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.
- Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Transit levels
- Microamp meters
- Velometers
- Ball peen hammers
- Magnehelic pressure gauges
- Framing squares
- Scratch awls
- V-notchers
- Cold-cut saws
- Aviation snips
- Allen wrenches
- Trammel points
- Cutoff saws
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Power routers
- Power shears
- Vernier calipers
- Tap sets
- Personal computers
- Hard hats
- Calipers
- Riveting tools
- Slip roll formers
- Multimeters
- Psychrometers
- Ring and circular shears
- Turning machines
- Welding helmets
- Double seaming equipment
- Dividers
- Spirit levels
- Tempscribes
- Hammer drills
- Rotary punches
- Templates
- Tongs
- Easy edgers
- Cleat formers
- Seamers
- Soldering furnaces
- Inclined manometers
- Portable spot welders
- Hand crimpers
- Spiral duct machines
- Beading machines
- Electric drills
- Slings
- Combination snips
- Setting hammers
- Stencils
- Chain hoists
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Wiring machines
- Clamp-on ammeters
- Chalk lines
- Ladders
- Hand notchers
- Caulking guns
- Adjustable wrenches
- Socket wrench sets
- Protective clothing
- Power presses
- Pop rivet guns
- Bolt cutters
- Vise grip pliers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Protractors
- Electric impact wrenches
- Smoke testers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Power sanders
- Safety gloves
- Bar folders
- Hydraulic hoists
- Hydraulic presses
- Drifts
- Pressure gauges
- Groovers
- Hand brakes
- Pneumatic riveters
- Ear muffs
- Hacksaws
- Welding facial shields
- Scale rulers
- Cleat folders
- Nibblers
- AC/DC welding power units
- Polishers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Ohmmeters
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Laser levels
- Pitot tubes
- Desktop computers
- Plumb bobs
- Rivet presses
- Hole punches
- Side cutting pliers
- Set squares
- Riveting hammers
- Jigs
- Laser cutters
- Unishears
- Beam compasses
- Draft gauges
- U-tube manometers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Wire cutters
- C clamps
- Safety glasses
- Screwdrivers
- Plasma cutters
- T squares
- Calibrated flow hoods
- Pipe cutters
- Oxygen testers
- Cordless drills
- Dial indicators
- Strobe tachometers
- Bandsaws
- Spot welders
- Pipe reamers
- Computer controlled saws
- Computer controlled presses
- Bumping hammers
- Hoists
- Burring machines
- Squares
- Laser printers
- Combustion analyzers
- Hand dollies
- Welding tips
- Micrometers
- Dimplers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
- Power buffers
- Cold chisels
- Scaffolding
- Box and pan brakes
- Center punches
- Power notchers
- Circular saws
- Mechanical tachometers
- Tape measures
- Portable plasma cutters
- Stack thermometers
- Punches
- Power punches
- Hammers
- Power brakes
- Humidity sensors
- Squaring shears
- Millivolt meters
- Ammeters
- Digital multimeters
- Scribers
- Pipe threaders
- Safety goggles
- AC welding power units
- Foot shears
- Nut drivers
- Angle grinders
- Drill presses
- Prick punches
- Straightedges
- Applied Production ProFold
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Excel
- Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
- JETCAM Expert
- Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software
- XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
- Microsoft Windows
- FCC Software AutoPOL Series
- QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- WiCAM PN4000
- Corte Certo
- Data entry software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
- Striker Systems SS-Profile
- Computer aided design CAD software
- UGS NX
- Applied Production ProFab