Metal Fabricator
Hourly Rates up to | Jobs Available |
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$34 | 165,200+ |
What Does a Metal Fabricator Do?
Responsibilities
- Interpret engineering blueprints
- Measure meticulously and plan well to reduce waste
- Mark cutting and bending lines
- Set up metalwork machinery, including rollers, drill presses, flame cutters, brakes and shears
- Fabricate and construct metal components
- Grind and finish completed products
- Perform quality checks on completed products
- Program robotic machines and computers
- Follow all safety regulations
- Maintain records
How To Become a Metal Fabricator: FAQs
The bottom line:
If you have an eye for detail, love power tools and want to be a part of team of people who create items from scratch, this could be a good career for you. Check out SkillPointe's training pages for programs near you.
What is it like to be a metal fabricator?
Eddie Hines credits his dad for helping him find his way into the skilled trades.
“I looked at welding and masonry and all those trades that actually built America, and I wanted to be a part of that. We’re like Santa’s little helpers,” says the metal fabricator.
Now he owns his own business and encourages others to go into this line of work.
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