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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 134,450 |
2.1 % |
$24.56 |
$51,080 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.81 |
$16.50 |
$22.57 |
$30.20 |
$41.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,640 |
$34,320 |
$46,940 |
$62,820 |
$85,340 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
66,110 |
3.32 |
$26.46 |
$55,030 |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
18,930 |
5.11 |
$21.50 |
$44,730 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
15,710 |
1.86 |
$22.61 |
$47,030 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
6,540 |
0.32 |
$26.51 |
$55,150 |
| Employment Services |
3,170 |
0.09 |
$19.14 |
$39,810 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
18,930 |
5.11 |
$21.50 |
$44,730 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
66,110 |
3.32 |
$26.46 |
$55,030 |
| Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing |
2,560 |
1.99 |
$19.42 |
$40,390 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
15,710 |
1.86 |
$22.61 |
$47,030 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
1,850 |
1.36 |
$24.22 |
$50,370 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
13,050 |
0.82 |
0.85 |
$28.37 |
$59,000 |
| Texas |
11,090 |
0.94 |
0.99 |
$19.27 |
$40,080 |
| New York |
8,130 |
0.89 |
0.93 |
$31.20 |
$64,900 |
| Florida |
7,460 |
0.91 |
0.95 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Georgia |
4,400 |
1.04 |
1.09 |
$20.96 |
$43,590 |
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 |
3,360 |
2.12 |
2.21 |
$23.02 |
$47,890 |
| Mississippi |
1,810 |
1.62 |
1.69 |
$18.03 |
$37,510 |
| Kansas |
2,170 |
1.58 |
1.65 |
$24.30 |
$50,540 |
| Hawaii |
970 |
1.53 |
1.60 |
$32.24 |
$67,050 |
| Utah |
2,060 |
1.50 |
1.57 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
450 |
1.40 |
1.46 |
$37.68 |
$78,360 |
| Illinois |
4,120 |
0.70 |
0.73 |
$36.01 |
$74,890 |
| Hawaii |
970 |
1.53 |
1.60 |
$32.24 |
$67,050 |
| Minnesota |
2,860 |
1.02 |
1.06 |
$31.32 |
$65,140 |
| New York |
8,130 |
0.89 |
0.93 |
$31.20 |
$64,900 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,510 |
0.68 |
0.71 |
$33.15 |
$68,950 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,210 |
1.09 |
1.14 |
$22.03 |
$45,810 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,640 |
1.09 |
1.13 |
$15.38 |
$31,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,580 |
0.71 |
0.74 |
$38.72 |
$80,530 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
2,490 |
4.10 |
4.28 |
$23.72 |
$49,330 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,310 |
1.28 |
1.34 |
$35.50 |
$73,840 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
2,220 |
1.60 |
1.67 |
$26.76 |
$55,660 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,140 |
1.11 |
1.15 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
2,140 |
2.10 |
2.20 |
$22.50 |
$46,800 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
2,120 |
1.58 |
1.65 |
$31.08 |
$64,650 |
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United States Department of Labor
