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Sheet Metal Workers in Delaware

Thinking about a career as a Sheet Metal Workers in Delaware? Here’s what you need to know. 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.

What do Sheet Metal Workers Make in Delaware?

For sheet metal workers working in Delaware, the typical annual salary is $63,850 per year (or roughly $30.70/hour).Pay can range from $37,440 at the 10th percentile to $82,620 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$37,440	$18.00
25th percentile	$44,050	$21.18
Median (50th)	$63,850	$30.70
75th percentile	$82,120	$39.48
90th percentile	$82,620	$39.72

The job concentration index in Delaware compared to the national average — is 0.79, suggesting fewer sheet metal workers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, sheet metal workers earn a median of $62,339 per year ($29.97/hour), higher than the Delaware median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 308,016 sheet metal workers in the U.S.. In Delaware alone, about 290 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 1,610 sheet metal workers.

Top States for Sheet Metal Workers Employment

These states have the highest employment of sheet metal workers work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	10,270
Florida	9,470
California	9,180
New York	6,190
Ohio	5,350
Michigan	4,590
Illinois	4,240
Washington	3,870
Virginia	3,870
Georgia	3,850
Missouri	3,740
Indiana	3,570
Wisconsin	2,990
Arizona	2,990
Oregon	2,920
North Carolina	2,860
Oklahoma	2,690
Pennsylvania	2,340
Maryland	2,230
Minnesota	2,230

Highest-Paying States for Sheet Metal Workers

These states pay the most for sheet metal workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$94,310
Illinois	$93,570
Washington	$93,230
Hawaii	$91,540
Alaska	$82,750
California	$79,630
Massachusetts	$79,260
North Dakota	$78,910
District of Columbia	$76,450
Wisconsin	$75,970

Skills

Top sheet metal workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for sheet metal workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, sheet metal workers typically:

• Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
• Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
• 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.
• Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
• Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
• Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
• Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
• Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
• Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
• Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
• Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
• Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Work Activities

• Getting Information
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Training and Teaching Others
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Precision Metal Working

Related Careers

Other careers like sheet metal workers include:

• Boilermakers
• Carpenters
• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
• Insulation Workers, Mechanical
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Also Known As

AC Sheet Metal Installer (Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Installer), Air Duct Mechanic, Aircraft Metalsmith, Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic, Angle Bender, Aviation Metalsmith, Beam Worker, Ceiling Installer, Chute Builder, Commercial Sheet Metal Service Installer, Coppersmith, Cornice Maker, Cowlman, Deburr Tech (Deburr Technician), Duct Installer.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-2211.00