| 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 | $22.20 | | $23.93 |
| -$1.73 |
| 2015 | $21.68 | +2.4% | $23.37 |
+2.4% | -$1.68 |
| 2014 | $21.22 | +2.2% | $22.87 |
+2.2% | -$1.65 |
| 2013 | $20.89 | +1.5% | $22.52 |
+1.5% | -$1.62 |
| 2012 | $20.71 | +.9% | $22.33 |
+.9% | -$1.61 |
| 2011 | $20.41 | +1.5% | $22.00 |
+1.5% | -$1.59 |
| 2010 | $20.18 | +1.2% | $21.75 |
+1.2% | -$1.57 |
| 2009 | $19.96 | +1.1% | $21.52 |
+1.1% | -$1.55 |
| 2008 | $19.30 | +3.4% | $20.80 |
+3.4% | -$1.50 |
| 2007 | $18.57 | +4.0% | $20.01 |
+4.0% | -$1.44 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $22.20 | | $18.90 |
| $3.30 |
| 2015 | $21.68 | +2.4% | $18.37 |
+2.9% | $3.31 |
| 2014 | $21.22 | +2.2% | $17.98 |
+2.2% | $3.24 |
| 2013 | $20.89 | +1.5% | $17.62 |
+2.1% | $3.28 |
| 2012 | $20.71 | +.9% | $17.31 |
+1.7% | $3.40 |
| 2011 | $20.41 | +1.5% | $17.04 |
+1.6% | $3.37 |
| 2010 | $20.18 | +1.2% | $16.75 |
+1.7% | $3.42 |
| 2009 | $19.96 | +1.1% | $16.53 |
+1.4% | $3.43 |
| 2008 | $19.30 | +3.4% | $16.11 |
+2.6% | $3.19 |
| 2007 | $18.57 | +4.0% | $15.59 |
+3.3% | $2.97 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
