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Overview

As a Sheet Metal Duct Installer, you’ll install and maintain ductwork that supports reliable heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems. Properly installed ductwork helps building occupants stay comfortable and supports efficient HVAC system operation.

Responsibilities

  • Measure, cut, assemble, and install sheet metal ducts and related components according to plans and site requirements.
  • Inspect HVAC systems, identify installation or maintenance issues, and assist with system repair and equipment troubleshooting.
  • Use hand tools and measuring or diagnostic equipment, including an ohmmeter, to support electrical diagnostics and equipment repair.
  • Coordinate ductwork with electrical systems, plumbing, boilers, building automation systems, and other mechanical systems.
  • Communicate clearly with customers and team members; travel between job sites and drive a work van when required.

Requirements

  • Construction experience and mechanical knowledge; experience with HVAC system installation, maintenance, or mechanical systems repair is valuable.
  • Ability to interpret schematics and understand HVAC design, air conditioning, refrigeration, and HVAC/R equipment.
  • Familiarity with HVAC system repair, electrical systems, equipment troubleshooting, and safe use of hand tools.
  • Service technician, appliance repair, boiler, or plumbing experience is helpful but not required.
  • EPA credentials and experience with building automation systems are preferred; customer service skills and van-driving experience are also valued.

Additional Information

  • Work Location: On the road
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How this job compares in Jacksonville, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Jacksonville, FL — toward the top of a $31–$32/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Jacksonville, FL

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in Jacksonville, FL right now, from 12 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 267 other active welding openings from 135 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Jacksonville, or widen the search to Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (27), Honeywell Technologies (13), and BAE Systems (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Miami at $35/hr, Cape Canaveral at $32/hr, and Jacksonville at $32/hr. Jacksonville is among them.

Similar openings near Jacksonville, FL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Sheet Metal Duct Installer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.