Skills
50 skills are associated with this occupation.
0 skills selected
Essential knowledge
4 skills
Essential skills / competences
16 skills
Optional knowledge
5 skills
Optional skills / competences
25 skills
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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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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Occupation group
Sheet-metal workers (7213)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/572c9810-e1ee-4f7a-a71f-820f17c0c25b |
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| ESCO code | 7213.4 |
| ISCO group | 7213 |
| Concept type | Occupation |