Sheet Metal Local Job Resources

Explore Managerial & Skilled Career Paths

You’ve come to the right spot to learn about different opportunities and next steps to pursue a career in the sheet metal industry – whether on the craft skilled labor side or non-craft managerial side of the business. Explore our local job resources to learn more about careers in sheet metal and HVAC.

Management & Office Opportunities

Learn more about sheet metal managerial careers

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These opportunities refer to managerial and professional positions in the sheet metal industry ranging from accounting and systems design engineer to project manager or account executive focused on new business development opportunities. Non-craft professionals often work in fast-paced settings – both in traditional offices, visiting clients and on worksites – and have leadership and managerial skills.

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If you’re interested in non-craft managerial careers in this in-demand essential industry, reach out to your local SMACNA chapter to explore sheet metal career paths and current opportunities.

 

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Craft Opportunities

Learn more about skilled labor careers

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Many skilled labor applicants have found it valuable to start work right away in the sheet metal industry as a pre-apprentice. This enables you to get a good feel for the industry prior to making the five-year commitment as an apprentice.

To pursue a rewarding skilled labor career in the sheet metal trade, you will need to first pass an aptitude test measuring developed abilities in math, reading comprehension, and practical applications that help predict future occupational success. After passing the aptitude test, you can then seek employment as a sheet metal apprentice.

This highly desirable journey as a skilled labor apprentice can last up to five years, during which time your wages increase every six months.

Upon graduation, you will enter the sheet metal craft as a journeyperson with extensive training, comprehensive knowledge, and will have earned as much as $250,000 over the course of five years as an apprentice. And, as a journeyperson, your wages and benefits package will quickly take you toward a six-figure income.

If you enjoy building things, working with your hands and have a strong on-the-job work ethic, a career as a skilled sheet metal worker may be right for you.

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Check out more information on sheet metal apprenticeship programs and the local job training resources available in your local area. 

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