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 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,600	82	$36.37/hr	$24.60/hr	$24.60/hr	$30.64/hr	$50.36/hr	$58.04/hr

Leading Industries for Sheet Metal Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	1,380	$44.44/hr
Manufacturing	800	$24.60/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A
Education and Health Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	30	$48.62/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	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$23.87/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	70	$32.28/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	70	$32.08/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	70	$32.11/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	80	$23.95/hr	4.8%
Northwest Minnesota	90	$28.85/hr	6.3%
St Cloud MN MSA	90	$40.70/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	90	$28.85/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	100	$34.39/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	120	$36.25/hr	11.7%
Southeast Minnesota	130	$32.11/hr	2.9%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	130	$38.14/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	130	$38.87/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	200	$30.11/hr	7.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,600	$30.64/hr	3.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,710	$30.64/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,230	$30.64/hr	5.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carpenters	15,190	$31.67/hr	4.4%
Tile and Stone Setters	530	$30.30/hr	9.7%
Mechanical Door Repairers	N/A	$25.37/hr	9.1%
Boilermakers	N/A	$50.33/hr	9.1%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	2,770	$23.14/hr	4.7%
Machinists	14,910	$29.26/hr	7.6%
Rail Car Repairers	390	$38.99/hr	1.8%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	100	$25.20/hr	-6.3%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	8,520	$40.80/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.