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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 “Tinner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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