Maryland

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2020

Maryland Statewide
All-industry
Establishments reporting75
Estimated employment3,360
Employment RSE20.63
Mean wage$27.79
Mean RSE3.32
Entry wage$18.64
Experienced wage$32.36
10th percentile wage$15.99
50th percentile wage$27.62
Sheet Metal Workers (47-2211)
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.
Median Wage History
  This Occupation   Compared to Occupational Group   Difference  
2020$27.62 $23.44  $4.18
2019$26.95+2.5%$22.87 +2.5%$4.08
2018$26.21+2.8%$22.25 +2.8%$3.97
2017$25.52+2.7%$21.66 +2.7%$3.86
2016$24.87+2.6%$21.10 +2.6%$3.76
  This Occupation   Compared to All Occupations   Difference  
2020$27.62 $23.44  $4.18
2019$26.95+2.5%$22.77 +2.9%$4.17
2018$26.21+2.8%$22.11 +3.0%$4.10
2017$25.52+2.7%$21.48 +2.9%$4.04
2016$24.87+2.6%$20.98 +2.4%$3.89
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Maryland Statewide $27.62 3,360
Highest Employment
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Maryland Statewide $27.62 3,360
Wages in other areas

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Last updated April 2021