DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,860	412	$31.06/hr	$0.84/hr	$18.04/hr	$23.09/hr	$30.16/hr	$39.77/hr	$46.67/hr
U S	131,300	2,757	$26.58/hr	$0.24/hr	$14.28/hr	$18.06/hr	$24.59/hr	$32.57/hr	$42.96/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Sheet Metal Workers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 1,930 $31.47/hr Manufacturing 630 $25.25/hr Professional and Business Services 130 $16.99/hr Public Administration 20 $30.37/hr

Other Regional Data For Sheet Metal Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 2,860 $30.16/hr 2.7% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,840 $31.56/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,490 $34.41/hr N/A Central Minnesota 490 $25.28/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 270 $26.53/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 220 $28.83/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 180 $28.99/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 160 $25.22/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 150 $22.89/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 130 $32.50/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 90 $19.33/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 90 $34.79/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 40 $28.87/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 40 $22.07/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota N/A $30.68/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A $29.26/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $28.11/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic	2,720	$18.44/hr	-0.4%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,010	$18.68/hr	0.6%
Tool and Die Makers	1,840	$27.62/hr	0.3%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,830	$20.40/hr	0.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	790	$17.50/hr	2.2%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	500	$16.32/hr	-4.4%
Semiconductor Processors	140	$17.54/hr	2.1%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	140	$19.81/hr	-1.2%

• Sets up and operates fabricating machines, such as shears, brakes, presses, and routers, to cut, bend, block, and form materials.
• Welds, solders, bolts, rivets, screws, clips, caulks, or bonds component parts to assemble products, using hand tools, power tools, and equipment.
• Lays out and marks dimensions and reference lines on material, using scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.
• Selects gauge and type of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
• Inspects assemblies and installation for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, dial indicators, gauges, and micrometers.
• Determines sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing sheet metal products, using blueprints, sketches, or product specifications.
• Installs assemblies in supportive framework according to blueprints, using hand tools, power tools, and lifting and handling devices.
• Shapes metal material over anvil, block or other form, using hand tools.
• Trims, files, grinds, deburrs, buffs, and smoothes surfaces, using hand tools and portable power tools.