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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 Lay Out Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Hand brakes
Electric drills
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Spot welders
Jigs
AC welding power units
Microamp meters
Smoke testers
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Bandsaws
Desktop computers
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AC/DC welding power units
Double seaming equipment
Hand dollies
Setting hammers
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Beam compasses
Ammeters
Polishers
Mechanical tachometers
Scale rulers
T squares
Oxygen testers
Laser cutters
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Templates
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Power presses
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Wiring machines
Cutoff saws
Personal computers
Draft gauges
Beading machines
V-notchers
Vernier calipers
Cleat formers
Groovers
Tape measures
Laser levels
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Laser printers
U-tube manometers
Power notchers
Burring machines
Ring and circular shears
Ear muffs
Tap sets
Pneumatic riveters
Pipe reamers
Wire cutters
Velometers
Drifts
Cleat folders
Center punches
Rivet presses
Computer controlled saws
Safety goggles
Drill presses
Welding facial shields
Hoists
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Multimeters
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Foot shears
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
Trammel points
Slings
Dividers
Cold chisels
Electric impact wrenches
Unishears
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Hammer drills
Easy edgers
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Rotary punches
C clamps
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Tongs
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Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Turning machines
Cold-cut saws
Hard hats
Hacksaws
Protective clothing
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Transit levels
Circular saws
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Squares
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Plasma cutters
Single-cut mill saw files
Soldering furnaces
Aviation snips
Seamers
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Power routers
Allen wrenches
Power shears
Digital multimeters
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Screwdrivers
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Prick punches
Hole punches
Safety glasses
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Calipers
Tempscribes
Stencils
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Nibblers
Squaring shears
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Ball peen hammers
Pressure gauges
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Hydraulic presses
Safety gloves
Millivolt meters
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Spiral duct machines
Computer controlled presses
Portable plasma cutters
Scribers
Ohmmeters

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Autodesk AutoCAD
JETCAM Expert
Applied Production ProFab
Microsoft Office
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Striker Systems SS-Profile
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
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FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Applied Production ProFold
Microsoft Excel
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
WiCAM PN4000
Spreadsheet software