| 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 | $21.38 | | $24.72 |
| -$3.34 |
| 2015 | $20.88 | +2.4% | $24.14 |
+2.4% | -$3.26 |
| 2014 | $20.43 | +2.2% | $23.62 |
+2.2% | -$3.19 |
| 2013 | $20.12 | +1.5% | $23.26 |
+1.5% | -$3.14 |
| 2012 | $19.95 | +.9% | $23.07 |
+.9% | -$3.11 |
| 2011 | $19.66 | +1.5% | $22.73 |
+1.5% | -$3.07 |
| 2010 | $19.43 | +1.2% | $22.47 |
+1.2% | -$3.03 |
| 2009 | $19.22 | +1.1% | $22.23 |
+1.1% | -$3.00 |
| 2008 | $18.59 | +3.4% | $21.49 |
+3.4% | -$2.90 |
| 2007 | $17.88 | +4.0% | $20.67 |
+4.0% | -$2.79 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $21.38 | | $20.53 |
| $0.85 |
| 2015 | $20.88 | +2.4% | $19.96 |
+2.9% | $0.92 |
| 2014 | $20.43 | +2.2% | $19.53 |
+2.2% | $0.90 |
| 2013 | $20.12 | +1.5% | $19.14 |
+2.1% | $0.99 |
| 2012 | $19.95 | +.9% | $18.81 |
+1.7% | $1.14 |
| 2011 | $19.66 | +1.5% | $18.51 |
+1.6% | $1.14 |
| 2010 | $19.43 | +1.2% | $18.20 |
+1.7% | $1.23 |
| 2009 | $19.22 | +1.1% | $17.95 |
+1.4% | $1.27 |
| 2008 | $18.59 | +3.4% | $17.49 |
+2.6% | $1.09 |
| 2007 | $17.88 | +4.0% | $16.94 |
+3.3% | $0.94 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
