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Sheet Metal Workers Salary in KY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Sheet Metal Workers in KY have a median annual salary of $60,680, with 2,210 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $40,570 at the 10th percentile to $85,310 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$60,680

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.17

Employment

2,210

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$40,570
10th
$48,350
25th
$60,680
Median
$82,550
75th
$85,310
90th

Local compared with national

KY

$60,680

Median annual · 2025

United States

$61,800

Median annual · 2025

The KY median is 1.8% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,120).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.MathematicsImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 2.9
  11. 11.InstructingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Applied Production ProFab
  • Applied Production ProFold
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Corte Certo
  • FCC Software AutoPOL Series
  • JETCAM Expert
  • Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
  • Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
  • Siemens NX

Common tasks

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
  • Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
  • Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
  • Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
  • Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
  • Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
  • Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
  • Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
  • Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Sheet Metal Workers salary in other locations

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