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Career: Sheet Metal Workers
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; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
95
|
Drill and punch holes in metal, for screws, bolts, and rivets. |
89
|
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. |
86
|
Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings, and written or verbal instructions. |
86
|
Maintain equipment, making repairs and modifications when necessary. |
85
|
Select gauges and types of sheet metal or non-metallic material, according to product specifications. |
84
|
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, and smooth surfaces, seams, and joints of assembled parts, using hand tools and portable power tools. |
83
|
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, according to drawings or templates, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers. |
83
|
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools. |
80
|
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, and drills. |
78
|
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, and down spouts, in supportive frameworks. |
78
|
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation. |
75
|
Maneuver completed units into position for installation, and anchor the units. |
73
|
Finish parts, using hacksaws, and hand, rotary, or squaring shears. |
69
|
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction and assembly of sheet metal products. |
64
|
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, and installations for conformance to specifications and building codes, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers. |
64
|
Hire, train, and supervise new employees and apprentices. |
64
|
Secure metal roof panels in place, and interlock and fasten grooved panel edges. |
60
|
Fasten roof panel edges and machine-made molding to structures, nailing or welding pieces into place. |
54
|
Develop and lay out patterns that use materials most efficiently, using computerized metalworking equipment to experiment with different layouts. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
80
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
73
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
71
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
63
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
63
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
62
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
60
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
59
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
57
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
57
|
Processing Information
|
57
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
56
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
56
|
Thinking Creatively
|
50
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
49
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
49
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
48
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
47
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
47
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
47
|
Getting Information
|
47
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
47
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
45
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
45
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
43
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
43
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
40
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
39
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
35
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
35
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
35
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
34
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
33
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
33
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
32
|
Interacting With Computers
|
31
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
29
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
28
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
23
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|