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Aerospace Sheet Metal Workers vs Aircraft Structure Assemblers

Compare Aerospace Sheet Metal Workers and Aircraft Structure Assemblers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Aircraft Structure Assemblers pays about $2k more.

Aerospace Sheet Metal Workers

Median pay$64k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureLow 2%, modeled
EducationHigh school plus training
MathematicsReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingMonitoringActive Listening

Aircraft Structure Assemblers

Median pay$65k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureLow 21%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Active ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringReading ComprehensionSpeaking
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.