| 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 | $26.95 | | $27.07 |
| -$0.12 |
| 2015 | $26.32 | +2.4% | $26.44 |
+2.4% | -$0.11 |
| 2014 | $25.75 | +2.2% | $25.87 |
+2.2% | -$0.11 |
| 2013 | $25.36 | +1.5% | $25.48 |
+1.5% | -$0.11 |
| 2012 | $25.15 | +.9% | $25.26 |
+.9% | -$0.11 |
| 2011 | $24.78 | +1.5% | $24.89 |
+1.5% | -$0.11 |
| 2010 | $24.49 | +1.2% | $24.60 |
+1.2% | -$0.10 |
| 2009 | $24.23 | +1.1% | $24.34 |
+1.1% | -$0.10 |
| 2008 | $23.43 | +3.4% | $23.53 |
+3.4% | -$0.10 |
| 2007 | $22.54 | +4.0% | $22.64 |
+4.0% | -$0.10 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $26.95 | | $20.85 |
| $6.10 |
| 2015 | $26.32 | +2.4% | $20.27 |
+2.9% | $6.05 |
| 2014 | $25.75 | +2.2% | $19.83 |
+2.2% | $5.92 |
| 2013 | $25.36 | +1.5% | $19.43 |
+2.1% | $5.93 |
| 2012 | $25.15 | +.9% | $19.10 |
+1.7% | $6.05 |
| 2011 | $24.78 | +1.5% | $18.80 |
+1.6% | $5.98 |
| 2010 | $24.49 | +1.2% | $18.48 |
+1.7% | $6.01 |
| 2009 | $24.23 | +1.1% | $18.23 |
+1.4% | $6.00 |
| 2008 | $23.43 | +3.4% | $17.77 |
+2.6% | $5.66 |
| 2007 | $22.54 | +4.0% | $17.20 |
+3.3% | $5.34 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
