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Sheet Metal Workers

Makes and installs ducts, roofing, siding and metal parts.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent
Job outlook2025–2035: +3%
Median pay$61,800 a year (2025)
Interest codeRC Realistic, Conventional

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Sheet metal workers read plans, cut, bend and join thin metal, and install heating and cooling ducts, roofing, gutters and signs. Some work in shops making parts; others install on job sites.

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High school courses that build toward it

  • Woodworking · Career and Technical

    Builds building and construction, which this job uses.

  • Geometry · Math

    Builds math, which this job uses.

  • Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

    Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

  • Physics · Science

    Builds math, which this job uses.

  • English 10 · English

    Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

  • Physical Education · Health and PE

    Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.

Sheet Metal Workers on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.