Jobs / Physical work / 47-2211.00
Sheet Metal Workers
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.
- US jobs
- 119,770
- Median wage
- $61,800 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of sheet metal workers?
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Typical tasks
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- Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of 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.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 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.
- Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
- Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
- Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
- Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
- Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Other job titles for this occupation (66)
Commercial Sheet Metal Service Installer · Field Installer · HVAC Sheet Metal Installer (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer) · HVAC Sheet Metal Specialist (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Specialist) · Sheet Metal Fabricator · Sheet Metal Installer · Sheet Metal Journeyman · Sheet Metal Layout Mechanic · Sheet Metal Mechanic · Sheet Metal Worker · AC Sheet Metal Installer (Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer) · Air Duct Mechanic · Aircraft Metalsmith · Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic · Angle Bender · Aviation Metalsmith · Beam Worker · Ceiling Installer · Chute Builder · Coppersmith · Cornice Maker · Cowlman · Deburr Tech (Deburr Technician) · Duct Installer · Dural Mechanic · Duralumin Mechanic · Duralumin Metalworker · Extrusion Former · Fabrication Technician (Fabrication Tech) · Fairing Man · Fairing Worker · Geothermal Sheet Metal Worker · Gutter Hanger · Gutter Installer · Heating Duct Installer · Hood Maker · Hood Technician (Hood Tech) · HVAC Sheet Metal Mechanic (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Mechanic) · Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker · Layout Worker · Metal Ceiling Builder · Metal Ceiling Hanger · Metal Fabricator · Metal Technician (Metal Tech) · Metal Work Duct Installer · Metal Worker · Metalsmith · Press Brake Operator · Sheet Metal Assembler · Sheet Metal Duct Installer · Sheet Metal Erector · Sheet Metal Former · Sheet Metal Layout Worker · Sheet Metal Operator · Sheet Metal Smith · Sheet Metal Technician (Sheet Metal Tech) · Sheet Metal Work Furnace Installer · Spouting Installer · Template Fitter · Template Layout Worker · Tin Worker · Tinker · Tinner · Tinsmith · Whitesmith · Wind Turbine Sheet Metal Worker