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    Sheet Metal Workers
    Today's Date: 6/10/2024
    Exclude this category 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.

    Exclude this category High school diploma or equivalent
    Apprenticeship

    Exclude this category Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
    Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

    Exclude this category Basic Skills
    • *Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
    • *Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
    • *Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
    • *Learning Strategies Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
    • *Mathematics Using mathematics to solve problems.
    • *Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
    • *Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
    • Science Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
    • *Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
    • Writing Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

    Social Skills
    • *Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
    • *Instructing Teaching others how to do something.
    • Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
    • Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
    • Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
    • *Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

    Complex Problem Solving Skills
    • *Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

    Technical Skills
    • *Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
    • *Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
    • *Installation Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
    • *Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
    • Operations Analysis Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
    • *Operations Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
    • Programming Writing computer programs for various purposes.
    • *Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
    • *Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
    • Technology Design Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
    • *Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

    Systems Skills
    • *Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
    • Systems Analysis Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
    • Systems Evaluation Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

    Resource Management Skills
    • Management of Financial Resources Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
    • Management of Material Resources Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
    • *Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
    • *Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.

    Desktop Computer Skills
  • SpreadsheetsUsing a computer application to enter, manipulate, and format text and numerical data; insert, delete, and manipulate cells, rows, and columns; and create and save worksheets, charts, and graphs.
  • PresentationsUsing a computer application to create, manipulate, edit, and show virtual slide presentations.
  • InternetNavigating the Internet to find information, including the ability to open and configure standard browsers; use searches, hypertext references, and transfer protocols; and send and retrieve electronic mail (e-mail).
  • NavigationUsing scroll bars, a mouse, and dialog boxes to work within the computer's operating system. Being able to access and switch between applications and files of interest.
  • Word ProcessingUsing a computer application to type text, insert pictures, format, edit, print, save, and retrieve word processing documents.
  • GraphicsWorking with pictures in graphics programs or other applications, including creating simple graphics, manipulating the appearance, and inserting graphics into other programs.
  • DatabasesUsing a computer application to manage large amounts of information, including creating and editing simple databases, inputting data, retrieving specific records, and creating reports to communicate the information.


  • Exclude this category Body Positioning
    • Requires standing
    • Requires repetitive movement
    • Requires bending or twisting
    • Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls
    • Requires walking and running

    Communication
    • Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams
    • Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)

    Competition
    • Requires competition or awareness of competitive pressures

    Environment
    • Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
    • Includes exposure to contaminants

    Impact of Decisions
    • Opportunity to make decisions without supervision
    • Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company
    • Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences
    • Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization

    Job Hazards
    • Requires exposure to hazardous equipment
    • Requires exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings

    Level of Challenge
    • Requires repeating the same physical activities or mental activities over and over
    • Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals
    • Requires being exact or highly accurate

    Pace and Scheduling
    • Job pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery
    • Requires meeting strict deadlines

    Personal Interaction
    • Requires work with others in a group or team
    • Requires coordinating or leading others in accomplishing work activities

    Responsibility for Others
    • Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others
    • Includes responsibility for work outcomes and results

    Work Attire
    • Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment

    Work Setting
    • Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people
    • Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions
    • Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions


    Exclude this category
    • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
    • Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
    • 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.
    • Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
    • Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
    • Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
    • Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
    • Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
    • Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
    • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
    • Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
    • Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
    • Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
    • Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
    • Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
    • 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).
    • Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
    • Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
    • Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
    • Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
    • Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
    • Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.

    Exclude this category
    Getting Information
    • Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.

    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    • Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
    • Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.

    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    • Evaluate construction projects to determine compliance with external standards or regulations.

    Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

      Communicating with People Outside the Organization

        Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

          Training and Teaching Others
          • Train construction or extraction personnel.

          Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

            Coaching and Developing Others

              Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

                Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

                  Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
                  • Direct construction or extraction personnel.

                  Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

                    Developing and Building Teams

                      Documenting/Recording Information

                        Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

                          Handling and Moving Objects
                          • Assemble products or production equipment.
                          • Fabricate parts or components.
                          • Install building fixtures.
                          • Install plumbing or piping.
                          • Install roofing materials.
                          • Mark reference points on construction materials.
                          • Position structural components.
                          • Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
                          • Weld metal components.

                          Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
                          • Plan layout of construction, installation, or repairs.

                          Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

                            Performing General Physical Activities
                            • Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.

                            Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
                            • Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.

                            Providing Consultation and Advice to Others

                              Making Decisions and Solving Problems
                              • Select construction materials.

                              Selling or Influencing Others

                                Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

                                  Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

                                    Processing Information

                                      Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
                                      • Maintain construction tools or equipment.

                                      Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

                                        Monitoring and Controlling Resources

                                          Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

                                            Thinking Creatively
                                            • Create construction or installation diagrams.

                                            Scheduling Work and Activities

                                              Developing Objectives and Strategies

                                                Controlling Machines and Processes

                                                  Performing Administrative Activities

                                                    Analyzing Data or Information

                                                      Assisting and Caring for Others


                                                        Exclude this category Tools

                                                        Metal cutters
                                                        • Aviation snips
                                                        • Hand notchers
                                                        • Power notchers
                                                        • V-notchers

                                                        Metal folding machine
                                                        • Bar folders
                                                        • Box and pan brakes
                                                        • Cleat folders
                                                        • Cleat formers
                                                        • Slip roll formers
                                                        • Spiral duct machines

                                                        Punches or nail sets or drifts
                                                        • Center punches
                                                        • Drifts
                                                        • Hole punches
                                                        • Power punches
                                                        • Prick punches
                                                        • Punches
                                                        • Rotary punches

                                                        Rivet tools
                                                        • Dimplers
                                                        • Pneumatic riveters
                                                        • Pop rivet guns
                                                        • Riveting tools

                                                        Shears
                                                        • Foot shears
                                                        • Power shears
                                                        • Ring and circular shears
                                                        • Squaring shears
                                                        • Unishears

                                                        Technology

                                                        Computer aided design CAD software
                                                        • Applied Production ProFold
                                                        • Autodesk AutoCAD
                                                        • Computer aided design CAD software
                                                        • Corte Certo
                                                        • FCC Software AutoPOL Series
                                                        • PTC Creo Parametric
                                                        • QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
                                                        • Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
                                                        • Siemens NX
                                                        • XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite

                                                        Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
                                                        • Applied Production ProFab
                                                        • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
                                                        • JETCAM Expert
                                                        • Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
                                                        • Striker Systems SS-Profile
                                                        • WiCAM PN4000

                                                        Operating system software
                                                        • Microsoft Windows

                                                        Spreadsheet software
                                                        • Microsoft Excel
                                                        • Spreadsheet software

                                                        Word processing software
                                                        • Microsoft Word