Sheet Metal Workers

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (68%).

• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
• 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.
• Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
• Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
• Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
• Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
• Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
• Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
• Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
• Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
• Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
• Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

• Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
• Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
• Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
• Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
• Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
• Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).