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Hall: Omaha, NE · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Omaha, NE that a SMART Local 3 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 3 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $46.11/hr ($67.72/hr total package with fringes) effective 7/3/26 — roughly $92,220 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 3 apprentice pay scale
A Local 3 apprentice in Omaha, NE starts at roughly $20.75 an hour — about 45% of the $46.11 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $34.58 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 3 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $20.75 / hour | $41,499 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $25.36 / hour | $50,721 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $29.97 / hour | $59,943 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $34.58 / hour | $69,165 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $39.19 / hour | $78,387 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $46.11 / hour | $92,220 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 7/3/26 — 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.