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Sheet Metal Workers
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£22,430
Median salary
New workers start around £14,631.24. Normal pay is £22,430 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £35,130.79.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths,
Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
Daily Tasks
- Checks final product to ensure conformity with specifications.
- Repairs damaged metal parts such as copper sheets and tubes by beating, riveting, soldering, welding and fitting replacement parts.
- Finishes product by grinding, filing, cleaning and polishing.
- Assembles prepared parts and joins them by bolting, welding or soldering.
- Uses hand or machine tools to bend, roll, fold, press or beat cut sheet metal.
- Uses template, measuring instruments and tools to mark out layout lines and reference points.
- Examines drawings and specifications to assess job requirements.
Skills
Job postings
Mathematics
69
Critical Thinking
58
Learning Strategies
58
Active Listening
57
Active Learning
57
Monitoring
56
Speaking
55
Reading Comprehension
54
Writing
51
Science
29