Aerospace Sheet Metal Workers vs Machinists
Compare Aerospace Sheet Metal Workers and Machinists side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Aerospace Sheet Metal Workers pays about $5k more.
Median pay$64k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureLow 2%, modeled
EducationHigh school plus training
MathematicsReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingMonitoringActive Listening
Median pay$59k
OutlookStable
AI exposureSome 38%, modeled
EducationHigh school plus training
Critical ThinkingMonitoringActive ListeningSpeakingReading Comprehension
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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.