__________________________________________________ Realistic Occupations: Sheet Metal WorkersPipefi tters, and Steamfi tters; Rail-Track Laying
and Maintenance Equipment Operators; Refrac-
tory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons; Rein-
forcing Iron and Rebar Workers; Riggers; Roofers;
Rough Carpenters; Segmental Pavers; Sheet Metal
Workers; Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufactur-
ing; Stonemasons; Structural Iron and Steel Work-
ers; Tapers; Terrazzo Workers and Finishers; Tile and
Marble Setters.
Skills: Installation; Repairing; Troubleshooting;
Equipment Maintenance; Systems Evaluation; Tech-
nology Design; Operations Analysis; Programming.
Education and Training Programs: Electrician;
Security System Installation, Repair, and Inspec-
tion Technology/Technician. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Te l e c o m mu n i c a t i o n s ; B u i l d i n g a n d C o n -
struction; Mechanical Devices; Computers and Elec-
tronics; Public Safety and Security; Design.
Work Env ironment : More often indoors than out-
doors; noisy; very hot or cold; standing; using hands
on objects, tools, or controls.Sheet Metal Workers
! Personality Code: R! Education/Training Required: Long-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $39,210
! Beginning Wage: $22,820
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 6.7%
! Annual Job Openings: 31,677
! Self-Employed: 4.7%
! Part-Time: 4.2%
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet
metal products and equipment, such as ducts,
control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings.
Work may involve a ny of t he fol low ing : set t ing up
and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend,
and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over
anvils, blocks, or forms, using hammer; operatingsoldering and welding equipment to join sheet
metal parts; and inspecting, assembling, and
smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.
Determine project requirements, including scope,
assembly sequences, and required methods and mate-
rials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written
or verbal instructions. Lay out, measure, and mark
dimensions and reference lines on material such as
roofi ng panels according to drawings or templates,
using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rul-
ers. Maneuver completed units into position for
installation and anchor the units. Convert blueprints
into shop drawings to be followed in the construction
and assembly of sheet metal products. Install assem-
blies such as fl ashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air
conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and
downspouts in supportive frameworks. Select gauges
and types of sheet metal or non-metallic material
according to product specifi cations. Drill and punch
holes in metal for screws, bolts, and rivets. Fasten
seams and joints together with welds, bolts, cement,
rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, and bonds to
assemble components into products or to repair sheet
metal items. Fabricate or alter parts at construction
sites, using shears, hammers, punches, and drills.
Finish parts, using hacksaws and hand, rotary, or
squaring shears. Trim, fi le, grind, deburr, buff , and
smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts,
using hand tools and portable power tools. Maintain
equipment, making repairs and modifi cations when
necessary. Shape metal material over anvils, blocks,
or other forms, using hand tools. Transport prefab-
ricated parts to construction sites for assembly and
installation. Develop and lay out patterns that use
materials most effi ciently, using computerized met-
alworking equipment to experiment with diff erent
layouts. Inspect individual parts, assemblies, and
installations for conformance to specifi cations and
building codes, using measuring instruments such
as calipers, scales, and micrometers. Secure metal
roof panels in place and interlock and fasten grooved
panel edges. Fasten roof panel edges and machine-
made molding to structures, nailing or welding
pieces into place.Realistic–
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