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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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.


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)
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


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 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


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 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




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 80 2.48 2.78 $46.18 $96,050
Pittsfield, MA 50 1.30 1.45 $40.31 $83,850
Urban Honolulu, HI 730 1.59 1.78 $39.07 $81,270
Carbondale-Marion, IL 70 1.24 1.39 $38.73 $80,550
Champaign-Urbana, IL 80 0.80 0.90 $38.23 $79,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,040 0.91 1.02 $38.14 $79,320
Salinas, CA 70 0.36 0.40 $36.00 $74,870
Napa, CA 40 0.46 0.51 $35.94 $74,750
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,530 0.68 0.76 $35.47 $73,780
Kingston, NY (8) (8) (8) $35.03 $72,870

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 260 1.16 1.30 $23.64 $49,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 250 1.30 1.46 (8) (8)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 240 0.61 0.69 $15.79 $32,840
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 240 0.97 1.09 $15.60 $32,450
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 220 0.87 0.97 $27.68 $57,580

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 140 1.61 1.80 $16.65 $34,640
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 150 1.58 1.76 $16.53 $34,380
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 120 1.54 1.72 (8) (8)
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.36 1.52 $18.77 $39,040
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.31 1.46 $21.36 $44,420

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $42.57 $88,540
Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $34.25 $71,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 90 0.48 0.53 $33.97 $70,650
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 210 1.03 1.15 $33.53 $69,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $32.41 $67,410


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020