Description:

Are you a visual person? Do you enjoy mechanics and fitting puzzles together? Sheet metal workers cut and mold sheets of metal into products for installing and repairing ventilation and air ducts. They also construct airplanes, automobiles and billboards. Most sheet metal fabrication shops are completely computerized, so sheet metal workers may be responsible for programming control systems on various pieces of equipment.

Education Options:

Technical School, Community College, Registered Apprenticeship Program, and Industry Training Program

Qualifications:

Good hand-eye coordination, physical dexterity, mechanical and mathematics aptitude.