| 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 | $22.06 | | $23.35 |
| -$1.29 |
| 2015 | $21.54 | +2.4% | $22.80 |
+2.4% | -$1.25 |
| 2014 | $21.08 | +2.2% | $22.31 |
+2.2% | -$1.23 |
| 2013 | $20.76 | +1.5% | $21.98 |
+1.5% | -$1.21 |
| 2012 | $20.58 | +.9% | $21.79 |
+.9% | -$1.20 |
| 2011 | $20.28 | +1.5% | $21.47 |
+1.5% | -$1.18 |
| 2010 | $20.05 | +1.2% | $21.22 |
+1.2% | -$1.17 |
| 2009 | $19.84 | +1.1% | $21.00 |
+1.1% | -$1.15 |
| 2008 | $19.18 | +3.4% | $20.30 |
+3.4% | -$1.12 |
| 2007 | $18.45 | +4.0% | $19.53 |
+4.0% | -$1.07 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $22.06 | | $18.24 |
| $3.82 |
| 2015 | $21.54 | +2.4% | $17.73 |
+2.9% | $3.81 |
| 2014 | $21.08 | +2.2% | $17.35 |
+2.2% | $3.73 |
| 2013 | $20.76 | +1.5% | $17.00 |
+2.1% | $3.76 |
| 2012 | $20.58 | +.9% | $16.71 |
+1.7% | $3.87 |
| 2011 | $20.28 | +1.5% | $16.45 |
+1.6% | $3.83 |
| 2010 | $20.05 | +1.2% | $16.17 |
+1.7% | $3.88 |
| 2009 | $19.84 | +1.1% | $15.95 |
+1.4% | $3.89 |
| 2008 | $19.18 | +3.4% | $15.54 |
+2.6% | $3.64 |
| 2007 | $18.45 | +4.0% | $15.05 |
+3.3% | $3.40 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
