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