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SMART Local 292 jobs in Detroit, MI
Hall: Detroit, MI · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Detroit, MI that a SMART Local 292 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 292 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $38.53/hr ($69.38/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/21/22 — roughly $77,060 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 292 apprentice pay scale
A Local 292 apprentice in Detroit, MI starts at roughly $17.34 an hour — about 45% of the $38.53 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $28.90 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 292 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $17.34 / hour | $34,677 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $21.19 / hour | $42,383 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $25.04 / hour | $50,089 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $28.90 / hour | $57,795 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $32.75 / hour | $65,501 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $38.53 / hour | $77,060 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 10/21/22 — 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.