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Sheet Metal Workers

SOC 47-2211.00

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.

Green Occupation Zone 2 Construction and Extraction

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Yes

Green

Top Skills 8

Critical Thinking

3.1

Reading Comprehension

3.0

Speaking

3.0

Mathematics

3.0

Monitoring

3.0

Coordination

3.0

Judgment and Decision Making

3.0

Time Management

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

4.0

Mathematics

3.7

Building and Construction

3.6

Administration and Management

3.4

English Language

3.3

Design

3.2

Production and Processing

3.1

Customer and Personal Service

3.1

Key Tasks

1Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

2Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

3Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.

4Fasten 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.

5Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Also Known As

Air Conditioning Installer Air Conditioning or Heating Duct Installer Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer Air Duct Mechanic Aircraft Metalsmith Angle Bender Aviation Metalsmith Beam Worker Ceiling Installer Chute Builder