Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.
- Schools offering
- 17
- Annual completions
- 96
- Typical degree level
- Associate's
- Median earnings (5yr)
- $57k
About this major
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.
Examples of specialized tracks: Sheet Metal Worker.
Where this major leads
Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.
| Occupation | Median wage | Job growth | Typical education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $46k | -12.1% | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Sheet metal workers | $61k | +2.4% | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $49k | -8.3% | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | $63k | -18.2% | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic | $55k | -24.4% | High school diploma or equivalent |
Earnings at a glance
Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.
Median 5-year earnings
$57k
Top colleges for Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.
| College | Location | Assoc. | Bach. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, IN | 78 | 0 | 78 |
| Bates Technical College | Tacoma, WA | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills, CA | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| College of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American River College | Sacramento, CA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes, IN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado, KS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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