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Southwest Workforce Development Area
All-industry
Estimated employment170
Mean wage$36.30
Entry wage$24.72
10th percentile wage$22.26
50th percentile wage$36.72
90th percentile wage$49.97
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction13075.7%
Manufacturing3014.7%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Construction130$39.35
Manufacturing30$31.13
Sheet Metal Workers (47-2211)
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; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$36.72 $30.66  $6.06
2019$35.02+4.9%$29.24 +4.9%$5.78
2018$34.18+2.5%$28.54 +2.5%$5.64
2017$33.26+2.8%$27.77 +2.8%$5.49
2016$32.26+3.1%$26.94 +3.1%$5.32
2015$31.74+1.7%$26.50 +1.7%$5.24
2014$31.06+2.2%$25.93 +2.2%$5.13
2013$30.59+1.5%$25.54 +1.5%$5.05
2012$30.32+.9%$25.32 +.9%$5.00
2011$29.88+1.5%$24.95 +1.5%$4.93
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$36.72 $26.48  $10.24
2019$35.02+4.9%$25.40 +4.2%$9.61
2018$34.18+2.5%$24.63 +3.1%$9.55
2017$33.26+2.8%$23.97 +2.8%$9.29
2016$32.26+3.1%$23.42 +2.3%$8.84
2015$31.74+1.7%$22.93 +2.1%$8.81
2014$31.06+2.2%$22.44 +2.2%$8.61
2013$30.59+1.5%$21.99 +2.1%$8.60
2012$30.32+.9%$21.61 +1.7%$8.71
2011$29.88+1.5%$21.27 +1.6%$8.60
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $36.72170
South Central $30.52210
North Central $30.31640
Northwest $23.43140
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $30.31640
Eastern $21.99270
South Central $30.52210
Southwest $36.72170
Wages in other areas
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