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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 “Sheet Metal Former”

Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
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.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
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.
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).
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
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.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
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.
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.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Autodesk AutoCAD
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Spreadsheet software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
JETCAM Expert
Data entry software
Applied Production ProFold
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Windows
Computer aided design CAD software
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
WiCAM PN4000
Corte Certo
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
UGS NX
Applied Production ProFab
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
FCC Software AutoPOL Series