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Sheet Metal Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
5,920 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$61,800
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
119,770
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 5,920 hours, SHEET METAL MECHANIC (Existing Title: Sheet Metal Worker) (time-based)
- State medians
- $98,550 in Washington to $28,340 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| 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 |
What sheet metal workers earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.