Sheet Metal Workers
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings.
About the profession
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.
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Based on the Sheet Metal Workers role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Trainee Sheet Metal Worker → Technician Sheet Metal Worker → Senior Technician Sheet Metal Worker → Lead Technician Sheet Metal Worker
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
101K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $37,000 - $52,963/year With equity/bonuses: $40,700 - $63,556 Top markets (SF/NYC): $42,550 - $63,556 Execute core tasks using Reading…
Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary. 10am, Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $25,900 - $47,667 Year 2-3: Junior level $52,963 - $65,479 Year 4-6: Mid level $65,479 - $70,993 Year 7-10: Senior level $70,993 - $89,132 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Sheet Metal Worker genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking You communicate clearly…
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