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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

National estimates for Sheet Metal Workers
Industry profile for Sheet Metal Workers
Geographic profile for Sheet Metal Workers

National estimates for Sheet Metal Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Sheet Metal Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
116,190 2.1 % $ 30.90 $ 64,270 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Sheet Metal Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 17.79 $ 22.04 $ 28.26 $ 37.80 $ 48.49
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,000 $ 45,840 $ 58,780 $ 78,620 $ 100,850

Industry profile for Sheet Metal Workers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Sheet Metal Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 52,500 2.16 $ 34.82 $ 72,420
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 19,470 3.91 $ 26.90 $ 55,950
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 15,080 1.54 $ 27.03 $ 56,220
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 5,750 0.27 $ 31.59 $ 65,700
Nonresidential Building Construction 4,690 0.55 $ 30.06 $ 62,520

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Sheet Metal Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 19,470 3.91 $ 26.90 $ 55,950
Building Equipment Contractors 52,500 2.16 $ 34.82 $ 72,420
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 15,080 1.54 $ 27.03 $ 56,220
Ship and Boat Building 1,390 0.91 $ 28.80 $ 59,900
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 1,070 0.63 $ 23.77 $ 49,450

Top paying industries for Sheet Metal Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation 450 0.09 $ 54.36 $ 113,060
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 30 (7) $ 49.82 $ 103,630
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 340 0.01 $ 47.33 $ 98,450
Utility System Construction 100 0.02 $ 45.28 $ 94,170
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 50 0.09 $ 40.72 $ 84,700

Geographic profile for Sheet Metal Workers:

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



Map of employment of sheet metal workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Sheet Metal Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,280 0.57 0.75 $ 41.39 $ 86,090
Texas 9,390 0.69 0.91 $ 25.75 $ 53,560
Florida 8,100 0.85 1.11 $ 22.99 $ 47,820
New York 6,010 0.64 0.84 $ 35.01 $ 72,820
Ohio 4,580 0.84 1.10 $ 29.29 $ 60,910


Map of location quotient of sheet metal workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sheet Metal Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma 2,750 1.65 2.16 $ 28.13 $ 58,500
Maine 980 1.57 2.05 $ 25.59 $ 53,230
Missouri 4,070 1.41 1.85 $ 33.46 $ 69,610
Kansas 1,910 1.35 1.77 $ 27.75 $ 57,720
Oregon 2,460 1.26 1.65 $ 33.90 $ 70,510


Map of annual mean wages of sheet metal workers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Sheet Metal Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 3,780 1.08 1.41 $ 44.57 $ 92,710
Alaska 240 0.78 1.02 $ 43.66 $ 90,810
California 10,280 0.57 0.75 $ 41.39 $ 86,090
Hawaii 490 0.80 1.04 $ 41.35 $ 86,010
Illinois 4,430 0.74 0.96 $ 39.50 $ 82,160



Map of employment of sheet metal workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Sheet Metal Workers:

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 5,240 0.55 0.72 $ 38.03 $ 79,100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,450 0.77 1.00 $ 40.62 $ 84,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,160 0.80 1.04 $ 25.89 $ 53,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,920 0.47 0.62 $ 39.94 $ 83,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,720 1.19 1.55 $ 27.07 $ 56,310
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,240 0.71 0.92 $ 26.96 $ 56,080
Oklahoma City, OK 2,100 3.20 4.18 $ 28.64 $ 59,570
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,090 1.00 1.31 $ 49.10 $ 102,130
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,970 1.03 1.35 $ 33.19 $ 69,040
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,930 1.60 2.10 $ 36.74 $ 76,410


Map of location quotient of sheet metal workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sheet Metal Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warner Robins, GA 950 12.34 16.13 $ 29.35 $ 61,050
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 880 6.47 8.46 $ 25.80 $ 53,670
Longview, WA 150 3.66 4.78 $ 38.83 $ 80,760
Appleton, WI 430 3.52 4.60 $ 36.73 $ 76,390
Jefferson City, MO 250 3.32 4.34 $ 34.18 $ 71,090
St. Joseph, MO-KS 170 3.21 4.19 $ 37.71 $ 78,440
Oklahoma City, OK 2,100 3.20 4.18 $ 28.64 $ 59,570
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 820 2.86 3.73 $ 28.48 $ 59,230
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 390 2.80 3.66 $ 37.22 $ 77,420
Flint, MI 360 2.72 3.55 $ 34.62 $ 72,010