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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.7 - using hand tools S6.7.1 - cutting materials and drilling holes Use sheet metal shears
Description
Use specialised heavy duty shears to safely cut sheet metal objects.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Sheet metal workerSheet metal workers in construction use sheet metal to construct roofs, ducts for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, gutters and other metal structures. They read plans and…
Optional for
- WelderWelders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials. They also perform s…
Related skills
- Follow health and safety procedures in construction
- Apply arc welding techniques
- Align components
- Automation technology
- Maintain mechatronic equipment
- Cutting technologies
- Ensure equipment availability
- Operate oxy-fuel cutting torch
- Keep records of work progress
- Maintain robotic equipment
- Mechatronics
- Apply spot welding techniques
Last updated on February 18, 2026
