Sheet metal workers job market in Texas

Name: Sheet metal workers in Texas: occupation-weighted industry context
Creator: JobMarketHealth

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Texas industry employment changed 2.3 percentage points above the U.S. benchmark

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Sheet metal workers in Texas.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 100% · BLS QCEWCitation Evidence record

Occupation pay

What Sheet metal workers earn in Texas

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$54,240Texas

Middle 50% of published wages: $44,950 – $63,450
U.S. median annual wage: $61,800
Reference period: May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around Texas

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Sheet metal workers, compared with the Texas median of $54,240.

Texas median$54,240

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,990+16.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$47,580 – $63,450Published employment1,280

Corpus Christi, TX$58,840+8.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$53,840 – $77,730Published employment460

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$57,380+5.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$46,060 – $68,290Published employment680

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$56,240+3.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$46,030 – $63,390Published employment2,890

Wichita Falls, TX$53,460−1.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$41,830 – $68,770Published employment40

Amarillo, TX$51,990−4.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$41,650 – $57,610Published employment50

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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,870−4.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$42,550 – $63,370Published employment2,610

Killeen-Temple, TX$50,430−7.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$44,400 – $55,310Published employment50

El Paso, TX$49,960−7.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$39,450 – $63,870Published employment150

Texarkana, TX-AR$49,090−9.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$38,100 – $60,210Published employment50

Tyler, TX$48,820−10.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$43,670 – $49,990Published employment80

Lubbock, TX$46,100−15.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$36,270 – $55,910Published employment90

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$45,350−16.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,290 – $54,630Published employment60

Abilene, TX$43,590−19.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$34,940 – $54,390Published employment60

Longview, TX$41,820−22.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$36,680 – $48,800Published employment90

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Texas median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in Texas’s weighted industry mix.

+2.5%Industry employmentTexas industry employmentU.S. +0.2%vs. +0.2% U.S.

+2.5%Establishments in weighted industriesTexas establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +1.7%vs. +1.7% U.S.

+4.5%Avg. weekly industry wageTexas avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +4.9% · not occupation payvs. +4.9% U.S. · not occupation pay

+2.3 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.

Published coverage: 97,964 represented establishments, 89.74% of the published industry mix.

Local research

What the data shows for sheet metal workers in Texas

Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.

The highest-paying metro has a smaller employment market

The OEWS May 2025 comparison for Texas shows a pay premium alongside a smaller employment estimate. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX's median annual pay of $62,990 is 12.0% higher than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX's $56,240, while their employment estimates are 1,280 and 2,890, respectively. Among 15 metros with both usable measures, the former has the highest median pay and the latter the largest employment estimate. These counts describe existing jobs, not available vacancies.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Some metro estimates cross state lines. Higher nominal pay does not establish better living standards or better chances of finding a job.

Construction has the largest positive weighted contribution

In January to March 2026, Construction's year-over-year employment change of +4.4% accounts for 99.2% of the positive weighted contributions across the leading industry groups examined in Texas. This proxy weights each industry group by its share of the occupation's national industry mix; the examined groups cover 99.4% of the mix. The contribution share is not a count of occupation jobs created.

January to March 2026 · BLS QCEW

Published median pay is below the U.S. median

OEWS May 2025 records a state median annual wage of $54,240 for sheet metal workers in Texas. Against the national median of $61,800, that is 12.2% lower. A median describes the middle of the distribution and does not include a living-cost adjustment.

OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology

Employment trends

Texas industry employment over time

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values

Texas · 2026 Q1+2.5%
U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+0.2%

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Quarterly Texas industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	Texas	Coverage
2024 Q2	+3.1%	100%
2024 Q3	+3.3%	100%
2024 Q4	+3.9%	100%
2025 Q1	+4.0%	100%
2025 Q2	+4.4%	100%
2025 Q3	+3.8%	100%
2025 Q4	+2.8%	100%
2026 Q1	+2.5%	100%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Texas’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters: 8
Earliest quarter: 2024 Q2
Latest quarter: 2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark: +0.2%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Sheet metal workers Work

The occupation mix determines which Texas industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Texas Sheet metal workers context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Construction	64.7%	+4.4%	66,436	$1,698
Manufacturing	24.9%	-0.4%	31,528	$2,126
Federal	4.8%	-7.1%	3,564	$2,154
Trade, transportation, and utilities	2.4%	-0.2%	162,594	$1,485
Professional and business services	2.3%	+0.9%	192,656	$2,210
State and local	0.3%	+0.5%	13,725	$1,273

Which industries are growing?

3 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive Texas employment change are listed.

Construction+4.4%
Professional and business services+0.9%
State and local+0.5%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Current Texas context

Current Texas Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in Texas. They are not Sheet metal workers demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Texas

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

118.6Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Oct 23, 2026

+18.6%Versus the February 2020 baseline

+0.8%Change over about four weeksSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

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View values: Indeed postings index

Indeed postings index
Observation date	Index (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jul 24, 2026	114.05
Jul 31, 2026	113.97
Aug 7, 2026	113.53
Aug 14, 2026	114.15
Aug 21, 2026	114.29
Aug 28, 2026	114.83
Sep 4, 2026	115.34
Sep 11, 2026	116.90
Sep 18, 2026	117.48
Sep 25, 2026	117.58
Oct 2, 2026	117.56
Oct 9, 2026	118.31
Oct 16, 2026	118.27
Oct 23, 2026	118.56

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Statewide layoff notices

Statewide WARN notices

Texas statewide

26 notices in this source

Notice dates from Aug 5, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 (UTC), a rolling 90-calendar-day period.

What this means: This is the number of WARN notices with notice dates in this period in Texas’s official statewide list. It is a statewide count only, and does not identify any employer.

Notices describe planned workforce changes, not confirmed job losses. Notices may be amended or withdrawn. This statewide context is not occupation-specific and does not affect the Job Market Health score. WARN covers qualifying large layoffs and closures under applicable law, not all layoffs, and thresholds vary by state.

Texas Workforce Commission About WARN data

Source last checked 2026-11-01 18:54 UTC

Career context

Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.

Questions answered by this release

Sheet metal workers in Texas FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Sheet metal workers in Texas?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Texas industries weighted to Sheet metal workers changed +2.5% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +0.2% nationwide.

Are wages for Sheet metal workers rising in Texas?

QCEW does not publish pay for Sheet metal workers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +4.5% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Texas industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Sheet metal workers openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation: Sheet metal workers
SOC code: 47-2211
State: Texas
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: +2.5%State data coverage 100%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: +0.2%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: +2.3 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Establishments, year over year: +2.5%State data coverage 100%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +4.5%State data coverage 100%
Industry mix vintage: EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date: Aug 28, 2026
Source verification: Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Canonical record URL: https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/sheet-metal-workers/texas#evidence-record
Derived by: JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Methodology BLS QCEW How to cite QCEW state context release, 2026 Q1

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.