# Sheet Metal Workers > 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. - Code: 47-2211.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 47-2211) - Family: [Construction & Extraction](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-47), one of its 65 occupations - Tasks: 19 tasks (13 core and 6 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2211.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/47-2211.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary. Core task · Task 5177 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 2. Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems. Core task · Task 19858 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 3. 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. Core task · Task 5173 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 4. Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation. Core task · Task 5179 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 5. Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks. Core task · Task 5170 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 6. Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices. Core task · Task 18782 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 7. Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers. Core task · Task 20639 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 8. Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills. Core task · Task 5174 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 9. Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions. Core task · Task 20638 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 10. Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation. Core task · Task 20641 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 11. Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications. Core task · Task 5171 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 12. Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools. Core task · Task 5178 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 13. Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools. Core task · Task 5175 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 14. Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers. Supplemental task · Task 20642 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 15. Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products. Supplemental task · Task 5169 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2023 16. 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). Supplemental task · Task 19862 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 17. Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Supplemental task · Task 19860 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2023 18. Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding. Supplemental task · Task 20644 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2023 19. Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears. 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