| 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; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Include sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes. |
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| Mean Wage History |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $31.80 | | $24.95 |
| $6.85 |
| 2015 | $31.06 | +2.4% | $24.37 |
+2.4% | $6.69 |
| 2014 | $30.39 | +2.2% | $23.84 |
+2.2% | $6.55 |
| 2013 | $29.93 | +1.5% | $23.48 |
+1.5% | $6.45 |
| 2012 | $29.67 | +.9% | $23.28 |
+.9% | $6.39 |
| 2011 | $29.24 | +1.5% | $22.94 |
+1.5% | $6.30 |
| 2010 | $28.90 | +1.2% | $22.68 |
+1.2% | $6.23 |
| 2009 | $28.59 | +1.1% | $22.43 |
+1.1% | $6.16 |
| 2008 | $27.65 | +3.4% | $21.69 |
+3.4% | $5.96 |
| 2007 | $26.59 | +4.0% | $20.87 |
+4.0% | $5.73 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $31.80 | | $19.47 |
| $12.33 |
| 2015 | $31.06 | +2.4% | $18.93 |
+2.9% | $12.13 |
| 2014 | $30.39 | +2.2% | $18.52 |
+2.2% | $11.87 |
| 2013 | $29.93 | +1.5% | $18.15 |
+2.1% | $11.78 |
| 2012 | $29.67 | +.9% | $17.84 |
+1.7% | $11.84 |
| 2011 | $29.24 | +1.5% | $17.56 |
+1.6% | $11.68 |
| 2010 | $28.90 | +1.2% | $17.26 |
+1.7% | $11.64 |
| 2009 | $28.59 | +1.1% | $17.03 |
+1.4% | $11.57 |
| 2008 | $27.65 | +3.4% | $16.59 |
+2.6% | $11.05 |
| 2007 | $26.59 | +4.0% | $16.06 |
+3.3% | $10.53 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
