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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”.

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Tasks for “Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
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Computer aided design CAD software
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