Sheet Metal Workers

Occupation 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.

• Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
• Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
• 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.
• Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.

Critical Thinking
:
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension
:
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking
:
Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Mathematics
:
Using mathematics to solve problems.

Monitoring
:
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Coordination
:
Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

• Field Installer
• Cowlman
• Layer Out

In 2016, there was an estimated number of 138,900 jobs in the United States for Sheet Metal Worker. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 8.6% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 12,000 new jobs for Sheet Metal Worker by 2026. There will be an estimated 16,200 positions for Sheet Metal Worker per year.

The states with the most job growth for Sheet Metal Worker are Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada
. Watch out if you plan on working in Maine, Vermont, or Alaska
. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Sheet Metal Workers make between $27,780 and $86,290 a year. Sheet Metal Workers who work in Hawaii, Illinois, or Minnesota
, make the highest salaries.

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Sheet Metal Workers:

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Windows
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Spreadsheet software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• PTC Creo Parametric
• Computer aided manufacturing CAM software