Sheet metal is used in ventilation system ductwork, electronic systems, and finished products of all types for both consumer and industrial customers. To begin to describe in detail all of the types of products developed by those well trained in the design and construction of sheet metal products would take more space than we have available in this web site. That means a wider variety of opportunities for those in this skilled trade area.

Sheet metal forming skills are frequently practiced by people in other professions--ranging from the refrigeration trades person who must lay in duct work for a cooling system to the Millwright who is responsible for repairing/replacing broken components in his/her company's sheet metal materials. These important skills can make people in other trades even more valuable to their employers.

The incomes earned for using sheet metal skills are as wide ranging as the nature of the skills that are being demanded in the performance of work, but it will generally vary from $20,000 - $53,000* per year not including any allowance for overtime earnings.