Sheet metal workers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Sheet metal workers was $45,591 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Sheet metal workers by wage are Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers, and Engine & other machine assemblers.
Sheet metal workers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, Construction laborers, Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, Electricians, Glaziers, Insulation workers, Painters & paperhangers, Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, Plasterers & stucco masons, Roofers, Sheet metal workers, Structural iron & steel workers, Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, Helpers, construction trades, Construction & building inspectors, Elevator installers & repairers, Fence erectors, Hazardous materials removal workers, Highway maintenance workers, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, Earth drillers, except oil & gas, Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters, Mining machine operators, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, and Miscellaneous construction workers, including solar photovoltaic installers, septic tank servicers & sewer pipe cleaners
The top 3 locations that employ the most Sheet metal workers are Wichita (South) & Derby Cities PUMA, KS and Dothan City PUMA, AL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Sheet metal workers are Wichita (South) & Derby Cities PUMA, KS and Dothan City PUMA, AL.
