Sheet Metal Worker

Hour-based
ONET: 47-2211.00

4

Years

792h

Related instructions

7200h

On-the-job training

Currently recruiting

Open from June 26, 2025
Listing Title
Mid-Valley Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Application
Posted
June 26, 2025
Positions available
100 positions
Location
Salem, OR (97312)
Description

Job Description Sheet Metal Worker: Design, create, install, and repair sheet metal products–including roofing, gutters and siding. Fabricate and install fittings and ductwork used for heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems for residential, commercial and industrial construction.

Working Conditions: Work both indoors and outdoors in shops or on site in tight space and on heights using scaffolding, ladders and high-lifts

Locations: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and south Yamhill counties

Hours in this four-year program

  • 576 related-training (class) hours
  • 7,200 on-the-job training hours

Potential for two wage increases per year

  • Start at a minimum of $21.07/hour
  • 2024 Journey-level wage is $35.11/hour

Minimum qualifications & photocopies required

17 years or older (18 to register) - Photo ID (license or ID card)

High school diploma or GED - Diploma or unofficial transcript with graduation date / GED

Math or placement test scores - (Note: GED scores are not a qualifying document)

  • Unofficial high school or college transcript with one year of algebra (C or higher)
  • OR- Placement test scores: MTH 70 or higher

Employers may later require - Current driver’s license, insurability to operate company vehicles, drug test or other tests, and ability to lift/move 50-pound material

Curriculum
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Fundamentals
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Fundamentals of Drawing
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Fundamentals of Layout
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Basic Installation
  • Welding Processes for Apprenticeship
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Architectural Systems
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Applied Math
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Triangulation/Fiberglass
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Duct Sizing
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Radial Line Development
  • CAD for Apprenticeship
  • Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Job Site Management
On-the-job training
  • Fabrication and Assembly
  • Installation or Erection
  • Layout
  • Miscellaneous
  • Prior Credit: Fabrication and Assembly
  • Prior Credit: Installation or Erection
  • Prior Credit: Layout
  • Prior Credit: Miscellaneous
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Headquarters location
Salem, OR (97305)
Phone
+1 (503) 399-5255
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