Sheet Metal Workers

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama		$41,750	$20.07
Alaska	310	$88,240	$42.42
Arizona	2,060	$49,130	$23.62
Arkansas	850	$43,360	$20.84
California	12,530	$71,000	$34.14
Colorado	1,900	$52,860	$25.41
Connecticut	1,320	$69,840	$33.58
Delaware		$60,360	$29.02
District of Columbia	230	$74,210	$35.68
Florida	7,020	$45,090	$21.68
Georgia	5,240	$48,680	$23.41
Hawaii	470	$77,800	$37.41
Idaho	320	$46,660	$22.43
Illinois	5,300	$65,820	$31.65
Indiana	4,640	$57,500	$27.65
Iowa	1,890	$56,880	$27.35
Kansas	1,470	$50,580	$24.32
Kentucky	1,200	$48,730	$23.43
Louisiana	1,250	$43,830	$21.07
Maine	670	$49,980	$24.03
Maryland	2,150	$56,100	$26.97
Massachusetts	2,820	$72,350	$34.78
Michigan	3,470	$55,370	$26.62
Minnesota	2,910	$67,560	$32.48
Mississippi	1,250	$45,460	$21.86
Missouri	3,190	$64,070	$30.80
Montana	350	$56,360	$27.10
Nebraska	740	$52,470	$25.23
Nevada	840	$59,370	$28.55
New Hampshire	750	$51,070	$24.55
New Jersey	2,760	$83,360	$40.08
New Mexico	460	$56,700	$27.26
New York	6,310	$68,770	$33.06
North Carolina	3,200	$46,150	$22.19
North Dakota	310	$59,460	$28.59
Ohio	3,490	$56,540	$27.18
Oklahoma	3,140	$53,630	$25.78
Oregon	3,350	$65,180	$31.34
Pennsylvania	2,890	$71,000	$34.14
Rhode Island	290	$59,720	$28.71
South Carolina	1,150	$43,060	$20.70
South Dakota	120	$47,040	$22.62
Tennessee	2,650	$46,970	$22.58
Texas	10,800	$49,750	$23.92
Utah	1,780	$51,160	$24.60
Vermont	250	$46,620	$22.42
Virginia	3,900	$54,280	$26.09
Washington	3,100	$84,960	$40.85
West Virginia	480	$51,930	$24.97
Wisconsin	2,090	$63,340	$30.45
Wyoming	220	$46,300	$22.26

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.