Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

47-2211 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.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
131,300	2.1 %	$26.19	$54,480	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.07	$17.80	$24.23	$32.10	$42.34
Annual Wage (2)	$29,260	$37,020	$50,400	$66,770	$88,070

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	60,450	2.71	$28.55	$59,380
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	19,680	4.01	$22.48	$46,770
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	18,420	1.97	$23.77	$49,450
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	6,660	0.33	$27.65	$57,510
Employment Services	3,910	0.11	$21.42	$44,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	19,680	4.01	$22.48	$46,770
Building Equipment Contractors	60,450	2.71	$28.55	$59,380
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	18,420	1.97	$23.77	$49,450
Ship and Boat Building	2,070	1.47	$25.91	$53,890
Rail Transportation	1,570	0.67	$30.95	$64,380

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	350	0.01	$41.36	$86,030
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	30	0.01	$40.88	$85,020
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	40	(7)	$40.45	$84,140
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	70	0.02	$36.91	$76,780
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	210	0.01	$35.05	$72,900

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	12,410	0.71	0.80	$29.46	$61,270
Texas	10,130	0.82	0.91	$21.11	$43,910
Florida	8,240	0.94	1.05	$19.97	$41,540
New York	6,720	0.71	0.79	$35.02	$72,850
Illinois	5,400	0.90	1.00	$33.31	$69,280

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma	3,410	2.11	2.36	$24.33	$50,600
Oregon	3,090	1.62	1.81	$28.45	$59,180
Missouri	4,310	1.53	1.71	$29.75	$61,880
Utah	2,080	1.38	1.55	$26.54	$55,200
Indiana	4,070	1.32	1.48	$26.72	$55,580

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	780	1.23	1.37	$38.38	$79,830
New York	6,720	0.71	0.79	$35.02	$72,850
West Virginia	760	1.09	1.21	$33.52	$69,710
Illinois	5,400	0.90	1.00	$33.31	$69,280
Washington	4,270	1.29	1.44	$32.43	$67,450

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,530	0.68	0.76	$35.47	$73,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,140	0.89	0.99	$34.61	$71,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,810	0.61	0.68	$26.13	$54,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,340	0.91	1.02	$20.95	$43,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,680	1.32	1.48	$34.52	$71,800
St. Louis, MO-IL	2,590	1.89	2.11	$31.81	$66,170
Oklahoma City, OK	2,520	4.02	4.50	$25.95	$53,970
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,500	1.18	1.32	$21.54	$44,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,440	0.87	0.98	$29.97	$62,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,390	0.78	0.88	$21.74	$45,220

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	280	7.35	8.22	$32.42	$67,430
New Bern, NC	270	6.17	6.90	$25.57	$53,180
Yuba City, CA	250	5.50	6.15	$28.63	$59,540
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	420	4.64	5.20	$27.62	$57,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	610	4.44	4.97	$20.75	$43,160
St. Joseph, MO-KS	230	4.34	4.86	$26.35	$54,800
Oklahoma City, OK	2,520	4.02	4.50	$25.95	$53,970
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	990	3.77	4.22	$26.17	$54,440
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	450	2.99	3.34	$25.70	$53,450
Lynchburg, VA	290	2.82	3.16	$16.94	$35,240