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Estimated employment1,470
Mean wage23.63
Entry wage16.14
10th percentile wage14.48
50th percentile wage23.84
90th percentile wage33.48
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction84057.5%
Manufacturing56038.3%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities302.0%
Public Adminsitration101.0%
Professional & Business Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration1031.08
Professional & Business Services25.55
Construction84023.83
Manufacturing56023.17
Trade, Transportation & Utilities3022.86
Sheet Metal Workers (47-2211)
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.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.63 $25.94  -$2.31
2014$23.61+.1%$25.92 +.1%-$2.30
2013$23.10+2.2%$25.36 +2.2%-$2.25
2012$22.75+1.5%$24.98 +1.5%-$2.22
2011$22.56+.9%$24.76 +.9%-$2.20
2010$22.23+1.5%$24.40 +1.5%-$2.17
2009$21.97+1.2%$24.12 +1.2%-$2.14
2008$21.74+1.1%$23.86 +1.1%-$2.12
2007$21.02+3.4%$23.07 +3.4%-$2.05
2006$20.22+4.0%$22.19 +4.0%-$1.97
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.63 $26.98  -$3.35
2014$23.61+.1%$26.76 +.8%-$3.14
2013$23.10+2.2%$26.19 +2.2%-$3.08
2012$22.75+1.5%$25.66 +2.1%-$2.90
2011$22.56+.9%$25.22 +1.7%-$2.66
2010$22.23+1.5%$24.82 +1.6%-$2.59
2009$21.97+1.2%$24.41 +1.7%-$2.43
2008$21.74+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%-$2.33
2007$21.02+3.4%$23.46 +2.6%-$2.44
2006$20.22+4.0%$22.71 +3.3%-$2.49

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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