Occupation Atlassheet metal worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/572c9810-e1ee-4f7a-a71f-820f17c0c25b
sheet metal worker
Sheet metal workers in construction use sheet metal to construct roofs, ducts for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, gutters and other metal structures. They read plans and determine the type and amount of materials to be used, then measure, bend, cut, shape, and attach pieces of sheet metal to create the required structure.
Compare with another occupationCompare with structural ironworker
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.58
- I Investigative2.07
- A Artistic1.55
- S Social1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Sheet Metal Workers (47-2211.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- align components
- apply arc welding techniques
- apply spot welding techniques
- clip sheet metal objects together
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- inspect construction supplies
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- metal joining technologies
- metal thermal conductivity
- operate handheld riveting equipment
- recognise signs of corrosion
- rivet types
- tend metal sawing machine
- types of metal
- use metalworking tools
- use safety equipment in construction
- use sheet metal shears
- work ergonomically
Optional (30)
- anchor sheet metal
- apply brazing techniques
- automation technology
- cut metal products
- cutting technologies
- ensure equipment availability
- install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts
- keep personal administration
- keep records of work progress
- maintain mechatronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- mark a metal workpiece
- mechatronics
- metal smoothing technologies
- monitor automated machines
- operate automated process control
- operate manual planer
- operate oxy-fuel cutting torch
- operate rust proofing spray gun
- operate soldering equipment
- process incoming construction supplies
- program a CNC controller
- remove rust from motor vehicles
- replace defect components
- robotics
- set up temporary construction site infrastructure
- shape sheet metal objects
- tend punch press
- transport construction supplies
- work in a construction team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 20 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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