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Estimated employment1,710
Mean wage24.84
Entry wage16.40
10th percentile wage14.95
50th percentile wage24.62
90th percentile wage36.38
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Construction91053.3%
Manufacturing78045.3%
Public Adminsitration100.6%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Public Adminsitration1032.45
Construction91025.78
Manufacturing78023.63
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; 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.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$24.84 $25.78  -$0.94
2013$24.80+.2%$25.74 +.2%-$0.93
2012$24.42+1.5%$25.35 +1.5%-$0.92
2011$24.22+.9%$25.13 +.9%-$0.91
2010$23.86+1.5%$24.76 +1.5%-$0.90
2009$23.59+1.2%$24.48 +1.2%-$0.89
2008$23.34+1.1%$24.22 +1.1%-$0.88
2007$22.56+3.4%$23.42 +3.4%-$0.85
2006$21.70+4.0%$22.53 +4.0%-$0.82
2005$20.93+3.7%$21.72 +3.7%-$0.79
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$24.84 $26.43  -$1.58
2013$24.80+.2%$26.36 +.3%-$1.55
2012$24.42+1.5%$25.83 +2.1%-$1.40
2011$24.22+.9%$25.38 +1.7%-$1.16
2010$23.86+1.5%$24.99 +1.6%-$1.12
2009$23.59+1.2%$24.57 +1.7%-$0.97
2008$23.34+1.1%$24.23 +1.4%-$0.89
2007$22.56+3.4%$23.61 +2.6%-$1.05
2006$21.70+4.0%$22.86 +3.3%-$1.15
2005$20.93+3.7%$22.15 +3.2%-$1.22

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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