Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,600	205	$33.12/hr	$22.36/hr	$23.71/hr	$28.56/hr	$43.86/hr	$52.24/hr

Leading Industries for Sheet Metal Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	1,630	$34.00/hr
Manufacturing	840	$23.71/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	30	N/A
Education and Health Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	60	$46.84/hr

Other Regional Data for Sheet Metal Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	30	$23.37/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	40	$31.53/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$22.97/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	50	$30.07/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	60	$29.91/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	90	$27.11/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	100	$29.27/hr	2.9%
Southwest Minnesota	100	$24.38/hr	4.8%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	100	$31.68/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	100	$29.73/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	110	$25.65/hr	6.3%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	120	$32.01/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	210	$29.91/hr	11.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	240	$31.07/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	260	$28.02/hr	7.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,820	$29.55/hr	3.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,970	$29.55/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,600	$28.56/hr	5.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carpenters	16,240	$30.91/hr	4.4%
Tile and Stone Setters	330	$27.70/hr	9.7%
Mechanical Door Repairers	710	$24.22/hr	9.1%
Boilermakers	90	$47.46/hr	9.1%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	2,800	$23.66/hr	4.7%
Machinists	11,720	$29.59/hr	7.6%
Rail Car Repairers	450	$38.22/hr	1.8%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	150	$23.91/hr	-6.3%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	10,100	$39.43/hr	5.5%

Task for Sheet Metal Workers

Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.
Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.