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Licensed sheet metal workers in Maricopa County, AZ, Greater Phoenix Metro Area: Workforce, Wages & Demand

Licensed supply, credential mix, wages and demand outlook for sheet metal workers in Maricopa County, AZ, updated nightly from the state register and BLS.

Maricopa County, AZ carries 164 licensed sheet metal workers and a median wage of $51,230/yr ($24.63/hr).

164
licensed sheet metal workers
$51,230
median annual wage (BLS OEWS, metro area)
80
construction demand index

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How the pay compares

This county sits at the 22th percentile nationally for sheet metal workers pay, below the median US county. Average weekly wages across the county's construction trades rose 0.9% year over year (BLS QCEW).

Licensed workforce by level

Journeyman76
Contractor88

Construction & project context

Licensed Sheet Metal Worker contractors near Maricopa County

Active, licensed firms and master-tier individuals on the AZ register.

NameTier
101 Seamless Gutters LLCContractor
A-1 Gutter LLCContractor
A Team Seamless Rain Gutters LLCContractor
Arizona Composite Metals LLCContractor
Arizona Fasteners CorporationContractor
Arizona Fire Features LLCContractor
Arizona Luxury Fire LLCContractor
Arizona Rms Rain Gutters LLCContractor
Arizona Sheet Metal Services, LLCContractor
Attic Solutions LLCContractor

Maricopa County within the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro

Maricopa County holds 90% of the metro area's 182 licensed sheet metal workers (the largest sheet metal workers pool among its 2 counties), at 0.4 per 10,000 residents against 0.4 metro-wide.

Who entered and left in the last 12 months

Counted from ATI's nightly diff of the AZ register itself, over the trailing year. Runs that failed a data-quality gate are excluded, so a scraper outage is never reported as workers leaving.

MovementWorkersWhat it means
New licences issued1People who entered the licensed workforce here.
Licences lapsed0Expired or not renewed. Retirement, relocation or leaving the trade.
Moved up a credential tier0Apprentice to journeyman, journeyman to master, and so on.
Net change1New licences minus lapsed. Negative means the licensed base shrank.

Who employs sheet metal workers here

Employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for the industry this trade sits in; payroll from the Census County Business Patterns. Establishment counts are QCEW where the county is disclosed and an ATI estimate otherwise.

MeasureValueWhat it counts
Employer establishments1,878Physical business locations in this industry.
Industry employment27,520Everyone on those payrolls, not only licensed trades.
Annual industry payroll$1,818MTotal wages paid across those establishments (Census CBP, 2023).

How much work is in Maricopa County

County-wide construction activity, across all trades rather than sheet metal workers specifically. Each figure names its source and the period it covers.

MeasureValueWhat it means for you
New housing units permitted31,651Last full year, county-wide. 69 per 10,000 residents. Permits lead construction hiring by months, so this is the earliest honest signal of work arriving (Census Building Permits Survey).
Construction employment112,710Everyone working in construction in this county, all trades and office staff. Average pay $1,537 per week. BLS QCEW.
Median year homes were built1993Older stock means more repair, replacement and retrofit work, which is steadier than new build and does not stop in a downturn (Census ACS).
Net migration+13,793People who moved in minus people who moved out, from IRS address changes. Arrivals need housing, wiring, plumbing and heat.

Density and pipeline

0.4 licensed sheet metal workers per 10,000 residents; 6 licensed holders per 100 estimated workers in the trade; 14.5 registered apprentices per 100 estimated workers; 0.8 apprentices per 10,000 residents. A thin pipeline against an ageing licensed base is how a shortage forms years before it shows up in wages.

Common questions

How many licensed sheet metal workers are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Maricopa County has 164 licensed sheet metal workers on the AZ register.
What do sheet metal workers earn in Maricopa County?
The median annual wage for this occupation in this market is $51,230 ($24.63/hour), per BLS OEWS.
Is this a job board?
No. This page is ATI's own licensed-workforce and market data for this county and trade. Job listings above, where present, are an additive real-time layer, not the page's core content.
Is this page for Phoenix specifically?
This page covers all of Maricopa County, AZ, which is part of the Greater Phoenix metro area (the Census-defined metro this county belongs to), so it includes but is not limited to Phoenix proper.

License register: 2026-09-17; Wages: 2025-05-31; Demand: 2026-09-17; Apprenticeship: 2025-12-31.

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