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Sheet Metal Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Sheet Metal Workers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 5,920 hours, for SHEET METAL MECHANIC (Existing Title: Sheet Metal Worker) (time-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| SHEET METAL MECHANIC (Existing Title: Sheet Metal Worker) | 0510 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 9,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 6,400 to 7,200 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,920 hours Time-Based (V3): 7,328 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What sheet metal workers earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for sheet metal workers ($98,550) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($28,340), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $98,550 | $47.38 | 3,440 |
| Hawaii | $96,350 | $46.32 | 490 |
| Alaska | $94,600 | $45.48 | 240 |
| New Jersey | $92,840 | $44.64 | 2,790 |
| Illinois | $86,630 | $41.65 | 3,260 |
| Massachusetts | $82,100 | $39.47 | 2,890 |
| Connecticut | $78,750 | $37.86 | 1,480 |
| Wisconsin | $77,760 | $37.38 | 3,180 |
| California | $76,590 | $36.82 | 8,390 |
| Ohio | $74,790 | $35.96 | 4,180 |
| New York | $73,760 | $35.46 | 6,570 |
| Oregon | $73,750 | $35.46 | 3,250 |
| Minnesota | $72,970 | $35.08 | 2,980 |
| West Virginia | $72,390 | $34.81 | 540 |
| Iowa | $66,460 | $31.95 | 1,650 |
| Oklahoma | $65,640 | $31.56 | 2,820 |
| North Dakota | $65,180 | $31.34 | 290 |
| Rhode Island | $65,100 | $31.30 | 370 |
| Michigan | $64,490 | $31.01 | 4,000 |
| Nebraska | $64,440 | $30.98 | 440 |
| Indiana | $64,040 | $30.79 | 4,580 |
| Missouri | $63,560 | $30.56 | 2,640 |
| Utah | $63,140 | $30.36 | 1,810 |
| Kansas | $62,670 | $30.13 | 1,730 |
| Maryland | $62,560 | $30.08 | 1,940 |
| Maine | $62,120 | $29.87 | 830 |
| Delaware | $61,460 | $29.55 | 440 |
| Montana | $61,420 | $29.53 | 410 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,400 | $29.52 | 3,260 |
| Kentucky | $60,680 | $29.17 | 2,210 |
| New Hampshire | $59,800 | $28.75 | 760 |
| Tennessee | $59,170 | $28.45 | 1,850 |
| Wyoming | $58,740 | $28.24 | 160 |
| Vermont | $58,250 | $28.00 | 370 |
| Colorado | $57,880 | $27.83 | 1,660 |
| Georgia | $56,800 | $27.31 | 3,590 |
| New Mexico | $56,720 | $27.27 | 640 |
| Texas | $54,240 | $26.08 | 9,540 |
| Virginia | $52,220 | $25.10 | 4,520 |
| North Carolina | $50,730 | $24.39 | 2,780 |
| Louisiana | $50,320 | $24.19 | 1,080 |
| Arizona | $50,260 | $24.16 | 3,060 |
| South Carolina | $49,920 | $24.00 | 1,710 |
| Florida | $49,640 | $23.87 | 8,040 |
| Mississippi | $49,500 | $23.80 | 1,260 |
| South Dakota | $47,800 | $22.98 | 320 |
| Alabama | $47,530 | $22.85 | 1,450 |
| Nevada | $46,730 | $22.47 | 1,270 |
| Idaho | $46,350 | $22.29 | 1,290 |
| Arkansas | $45,820 | $22.03 | 1,230 |
| Guam | $37,770 | $18.16 | 140 |
| Puerto Rico | $28,340 | $13.63 | 210 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).