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| SUMMARY |
Moderate Risk
47%
|
JOB SCORE  |
 4.6/10
|
| CALCULATED |
47%
(Moderate Risk)
|
| POLLING |
47%
(Moderate Risk)
|
|
GROWTH
by year 2033
|
2.3%
|
| WAGES |
$58,780
or $28.26 per hour
|
|
VOLUME
as of 2023
|
116,190
|
| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DECRIPTION | 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. |