| 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 | $22.89 | | $25.99 |
| -$3.10 |
| 2015 | $22.35 | +2.4% | $25.38 |
+2.4% | -$3.02 |
| 2014 | $21.87 | +2.2% | $24.84 |
+2.2% | -$2.96 |
| 2013 | $21.54 | +1.5% | $24.46 |
+1.5% | -$2.91 |
| 2012 | $21.36 | +.9% | $24.25 |
+.9% | -$2.89 |
| 2011 | $21.04 | +1.5% | $23.89 |
+1.5% | -$2.85 |
| 2010 | $20.80 | +1.2% | $23.62 |
+1.2% | -$2.81 |
| 2009 | $20.58 | +1.1% | $23.37 |
+1.1% | -$2.78 |
| 2008 | $19.90 | +3.4% | $22.59 |
+3.4% | -$2.69 |
| 2007 | $19.14 | +4.0% | $21.74 |
+4.0% | -$2.59 |
| Year | This
Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $22.89 | | $23.35 |
| -$0.46 |
| 2015 | $22.35 | +2.4% | $22.70 |
+2.9% | -$0.34 |
| 2014 | $21.87 | +2.2% | $22.21 |
+2.2% | -$0.33 |
| 2013 | $21.54 | +1.5% | $21.76 |
+2.1% | -$0.22 |
| 2012 | $21.36 | +.9% | $21.39 |
+1.7% | -$0.03 |
| 2011 | $21.04 | +1.5% | $21.05 |
+1.6% | -$0.01 |
| 2010 | $20.80 | +1.2% | $20.70 |
+1.7% | $0.10 |
| 2009 | $20.58 | +1.1% | $20.42 |
+1.4% | $0.16 |
| 2008 | $19.90 | +3.4% | $19.90 |
+2.6% | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $19.14 | +4.0% | $19.26 |
+3.3% | -$0.11 |
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |
