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Overview
Sheet metal workers in construction use metal sheet to make roofs, ducts, gutters and other structures by reading plans, measuring materials, bending, cutting, shaping and fastening parts.
In job descriptions, look for sheet metal shears, anchoring sheet metal, welding or brazing, metalworking tools, cutting technologies, construction supplies, component alignment, rust proofing and teamwork on site.
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Open in Job ExplorerWork context
Sheet metal workers handle plans, metal sheet, ducts, gutters and roof details on construction sites or workshops. Work involves measuring, cutting, bending, shaping, aligning and fastening metal parts safely.
Skills and specialization
Useful depth includes sheet metal shears, anchoring, arc welding, spot welding, brazing, cutting technologies, metalworking tools and rust proofing. Some roles also involve robotic equipment or automated process control.
Salary context
Salary context depends on material complexity, site conditions, welding or brazing responsibility, precision requirements and whether the worker handles planning from drawings or mainly installs prepared pieces.
Career paths
Career paths can move from installation tasks toward specialist roofing sheet metal, ventilation duct work, welding-focused fabrication, site coordination, material planning or supervision of metalwork packages.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name roofs, ducts, gutters, drawings, cutting equipment, welding methods, rust protection, construction teamwork and whether fabrication happens in a workshop, on site or both.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
47-2221.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
51-2041.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSheet Metal Workers
47-2211.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Sheet-metal workers (7213)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/572c9810-e1ee-4f7a-a71f-820f17c0c25b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7213.4 |
| ISCO group | 7213 |
| Concept type | Occupation |