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SMART Local 26 jobs in Reno, NV
Hall: Reno, NV · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Reno, NV that a SMART Local 26 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 26 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $42.13/hr ($44.63/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/21/22 — roughly $84,260 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 26 apprentice pay scale
A Local 26 apprentice in Reno, NV starts at roughly $18.96 an hour — about 45% of the $42.13 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $31.60 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 26 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $18.96 / hour | $37,917 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $23.17 / hour | $46,343 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $27.38 / hour | $54,769 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $31.60 / hour | $63,195 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $35.81 / hour | $71,621 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $42.13 / hour | $84,260 |
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.