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Hall: Dallas & Fort Worth, TX · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Dallas, TX that a SMART Local 68 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 68 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $36.18/hr ($48.85/hr total package with fringes) effective 6/7/24 — roughly $72,360 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 68 apprentice pay scale
A Local 68 apprentice in Dallas & Fort Worth, TX starts at roughly $16.28 an hour — about 45% of the $36.18 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $27.13 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 68 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $16.28 / hour | $32,562 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $19.90 / hour | $39,798 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $23.52 / hour | $47,034 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $27.13 / hour | $54,270 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $30.75 / hour | $61,506 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $36.18 / hour | $72,360 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 6/7/24 — some programs run four periods rather than five, and fringe contributions differ by period. Apprenticeship applications go through the local's JATC, not through Gulfstream. See national union wage research.