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Sheet Metal Workers in Iowa

Is Iowa a good place for you to work as a Sheet Metal Worker?

14.5% Jobs Projection

$46,180 Median Salary

240 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Sheet Metal Workers in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Sheet Metal Workers in Iowa is growing faster than average.
Sheet Metal Workers in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Sheet Metal Workers Work in Iowa?

1,910 people worked as Sheet Metal Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,620 Sheet Metal Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 290 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,930 Sheet Metal Workers working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Sheet Metal Workers than average.

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Sheet Metal Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 14.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.6%.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 240 annual Sheet Metal Workers job openings in Iowa, and 2,210 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 16,200 annual jobs and 150,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sheet Metal Workers Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Sheet Metal Workers ranged from $28,660 to $72,000 with $46,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.78 to $34.62. The median hourly rate was $22.2.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.26 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.06.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Sheet Metal Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sheet Metal Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	770	$54,100
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	210	$52,040
Iowa City, IA	170	$42,690
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	110	$60,880
Cedar Rapids, IA	80	$46,720
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	50	n/a

Top States for Sheet Metal Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Sheet Metal Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	11,720	$53,610
Texas	10,060	$39,040
Florida	8,370	$39,590
New York	7,350	$60,870
Illinois	4,990	$80,120
Indiana	4,480	$52,440
Georgia	4,350	$48,110
Ohio	4,150	$54,470
Virginia	3,910	$47,520
Washington	3,850	$59,430
Massachusetts	3,830	$62,120
Missouri	3,780	$66,540
Maryland	3,680	$54,450
Wisconsin	3,580	$51,840
Oklahoma	3,380	$52,210
Pennsylvania	3,270	$53,840
Michigan	3,230	$48,900
Arizona	3,230	$39,920
North Carolina	3,000	$35,580
Colorado	2,870	$44,110

Below are the states where Sheet Metal Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$81,250
Illinois	$80,120
Minnesota	$72,540
Missouri	$66,540
Massachusetts	$62,120
Alaska	$61,030
New York	$60,870
West Virginia	$59,730
Washington	$59,430
Rhode Island	$58,870

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