| 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 | $23.10 | | $25.84 |
| -$2.74 |
| 2015 | $22.56 | +2.4% | $25.24 |
+2.4% | -$2.67 |
| 2014 | $22.08 | +2.2% | $24.69 |
+2.2% | -$2.61 |
| 2013 | $21.74 | +1.5% | $24.32 |
+1.5% | -$2.57 |
| 2012 | $21.55 | +.9% | $24.11 |
+.9% | -$2.55 |
| 2011 | $21.24 | +1.5% | $23.76 |
+1.5% | -$2.51 |
| 2010 | $20.99 | +1.2% | $23.49 |
+1.2% | -$2.49 |
| 2009 | $20.77 | +1.1% | $23.24 |
+1.1% | -$2.46 |
| 2008 | $20.08 | +3.4% | $22.46 |
+3.4% | -$2.38 |
| 2007 | $19.32 | +4.0% | $21.61 |
+4.0% | -$2.29 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $23.10 | | $22.98 |
| $0.12 |
| 2015 | $22.56 | +2.4% | $22.34 |
+2.9% | $0.22 |
| 2014 | $22.08 | +2.2% | $21.86 |
+2.2% | $0.22 |
| 2013 | $21.74 | +1.5% | $21.42 |
+2.1% | $0.32 |
| 2012 | $21.55 | +.9% | $21.05 |
+1.7% | $0.50 |
| 2011 | $21.24 | +1.5% | $20.72 |
+1.6% | $0.52 |
| 2010 | $20.99 | +1.2% | $20.37 |
+1.7% | $0.62 |
| 2009 | $20.77 | +1.1% | $20.10 |
+1.4% | $0.68 |
| 2008 | $20.08 | +3.4% | $19.58 |
+2.6% | $0.50 |
| 2007 | $19.32 | +4.0% | $18.96 |
+3.3% | $0.36 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
