Compare A Construction Laborer ↔ B Sheet Metal Worker
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1 move · +$13,620 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Sheet Metal Worker: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
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Construction Laborer to Sheet Metal Worker +$13,620 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Sheet Metal Workers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.77.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
- Skills to build: Mathematics, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring
Side by side
All Sheet Metal Workers: Texas median $54,240, $13,620 more a year than all Construction Laborers ($40,620), every experience level.
Sheet Metal Worker: 28% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 times the share for Construction Laborer (18%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +12.2% Texas, 15,270 openings a year
B +5.3% Texas, 950 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
3.0 / 5-0.12.9 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-2.12Outdoors, all weather: A 4.63, B 2.51
- Very hot or cold-1.60Very hot or cold: A 4.48, B 2.88
- Bending or twisting+1.12Bending or twisting: A 2.62, B 3.74
- Hazardous equipment-0.68Hazardous equipment: A 4.34, B 3.66
- Keeping balance+0.67Keeping balance: A 1.59, B 2.26
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 0% do).
License
A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).
B Texas: HVAC duct work is done under a TDLR-licensed A/C contractor; helping with A/C maintenance or repair needs TDLR technician registration. Other sheet metal work: no license at agencies checked.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 43%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 47%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 3
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Speaking
To build: 4
- Mathematics +1.00
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.62
- Monitoring +0.50
- Time Management +0.50
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