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How to become a Sheet Metal Worker
From no experience: every step, how long it takes, and the credential it earns.
- Time to get there
- 4 years
- Typical pay
- $46k–$70k
- Starting from
- No experience
Pay is an estimate of typical US entry-level pay for this role and varies by state, employer and shift. The timeline assumes you are starting from no experience and includes any licence or programme legally required, not just course length.
See sheet metal worker jobs open nowThe route
Join a SMART apprenticeship
Paid, four years, covering layout, fabrication and installation.
Learn layout and plan reading
Ductwork is geometry before it is metal.
Course that covers thisBlueprint Reading for Welders Basic Lines, Views and SymbolsUdemy · around $49.99Complete your hours and test
Journeyman status follows the hours plus a practical.
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Destination
Sheet Metal Worker
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