OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities in Sheet Metal Work
Your career in the sheet metal industry starts with apprenticeship, but doesn’t end once you achieve journeyperson status. Our combination of classroom work plus on-the-job training will get you started on the right path. Below are possible job opportunities that will help you grow your career in a specific market sector. What are you waiting for? Let’s get started!
COMMERCIAL HVAC
Commercial HVAC
- Installer
- Service technician
- Supervisor
- Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB)
- Technician
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) technician
- Energy management technician
- Commissioning agent
- Project manager
- Detailer
ARCHITECTURAL
Architectural Sheet Metal
- Solderer
- Fabricator
- Crew leader
- Designer
- Project manager
- Customer sales and service
SERVICE AND REFRIGERATION
Service and Refrigeration
- Installer
- Service technician
- System evaluator
- Energy consumption manager
RESIDENTIAL HVAC
Residential HVAC
- Residential installer
- Air conditioning installer
- Systems retrofit technician
- HVAC service technician
INDUSTRIAL
INDUSTRIAL
- Industrial welder
- Custom fabricator
- Pipe welder
- Grinder and finisher
- Press brake operator
- Power slip roll operator
- Shearing machine operator
- Plasma cutter operator
TESTING, ADJUSTING AND BALANCING
Testing, Adjusting and Balancing
- Energy management Indoor air quality
- Building systems commissioning
- Sound and vibration testing
- Life safety control systems
- HVAC installation or system controls
- System design
- Project management or facility management
- Clean room work or certification
Provides a salary that might not increase
Doesn't provide many new challenges
Limits your area of responsibility
Limits your business contacts
Limits your opportunities
Limited benefits
Can often be boring
Keeps you in one place
Only offers basic training
Offers few or no retirement options
Provides few opportunities to contribute
Doesn't provide many new challenges
Limits your area of responsibility
Limits your business contacts
Limits your opportunities
Limited benefits
Can often be boring
Keeps you in one place
Only offers basic training
Offers few or no retirement options
Provides few opportunities to contribute
Provides a salary that will increase
Gives you more opportunities to grow
Offers a wide-ranging network of contacts
Tests your ability to think and learn
Challenges your skills
Opens doors to many opportunities
Offers industry-recognized comprehensive education and training
Offers insurance, pension and industry-assisted training
Offers opportunities for travel
Provides many opportunities to contribute to the industry and to your community
Provides many opportunities for a second career in the industry
Gives you more opportunities to grow
Offers a wide-ranging network of contacts
Tests your ability to think and learn
Challenges your skills
Opens doors to many opportunities
Offers industry-recognized comprehensive education and training
Offers insurance, pension and industry-assisted training
Offers opportunities for travel
Provides many opportunities to contribute to the industry and to your community
Provides many opportunities for a second career in the industry