| 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 | $27.00 | | $26.96 |
| $0.04 |
| 2015 | $26.37 | +2.4% | $26.33 |
+2.4% | $0.04 |
| 2014 | $25.80 | +2.2% | $25.76 |
+2.2% | $0.04 |
| 2013 | $25.41 | +1.5% | $25.37 |
+1.5% | $0.04 |
| 2012 | $25.19 | +.9% | $25.16 |
+.9% | $0.04 |
| 2011 | $24.82 | +1.5% | $24.79 |
+1.5% | $0.04 |
| 2010 | $24.54 | +1.2% | $24.50 |
+1.2% | $0.04 |
| 2009 | $24.28 | +1.1% | $24.24 |
+1.1% | $0.04 |
| 2008 | $23.47 | +3.4% | $23.44 |
+3.4% | $0.03 |
| 2007 | $22.58 | +4.0% | $22.55 |
+4.0% | $0.03 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $27.00 | | $20.98 |
| $6.02 |
| 2015 | $26.37 | +2.4% | $20.39 |
+2.9% | $5.98 |
| 2014 | $25.80 | +2.2% | $19.96 |
+2.2% | $5.85 |
| 2013 | $25.41 | +1.5% | $19.55 |
+2.1% | $5.86 |
| 2012 | $25.19 | +.9% | $19.22 |
+1.7% | $5.97 |
| 2011 | $24.82 | +1.5% | $18.92 |
+1.6% | $5.91 |
| 2010 | $24.54 | +1.2% | $18.60 |
+1.7% | $5.94 |
| 2009 | $24.28 | +1.1% | $18.35 |
+1.4% | $5.93 |
| 2008 | $23.47 | +3.4% | $17.88 |
+2.6% | $5.60 |
| 2007 | $22.58 | +4.0% | $17.31 |
+3.3% | $5.27 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
