Occupations/47-2211.00
Sheet Metal Workers
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.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
65%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
39%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
74%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
- Mostly routine
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.
- Mostly routine
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
- 02Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
- 03Fasten 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.
- 04Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
- 05Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
- 06Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.28
- Degree of automation2.70
- Time sitting1.48
- Originality (ability)2.50
- Conflict situations2.62
- Hands-on objects/tools4.57
- Outdoors / weather2.51
- Disease exposure1.19
- Decision freedom3.40
Top abilities
- Visualization3.62
- Near Vision3.62
- Multilimb Coordination3.38
- Manual Dexterity3.38
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.38
- Selective Attention3.25
- Information Ordering3.25
- Finger Dexterity3.25
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.12
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.25
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics3.00
- Science1.62
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning2.88
- Learning Strategies2.50
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
11 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr $54,035 2 yr $55,512 Associate · CIP 48.05 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr $40,551 2 yr $42,363 Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $34,704 Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $35,594 2 yr $34,704 Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public | Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 48.0506 | $4,200 | 100% | 22% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |