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SMART Local 29 jobs in Wichita, KS
Hall: Wichita, KS · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Wichita, KS that a SMART Local 29 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 29 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $35.41/hr ($35.41/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/21/22 — roughly $70,820 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 29 apprentice pay scale
A Local 29 apprentice in Wichita, KS starts at roughly $15.93 an hour — about 45% of the $35.41 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $26.56 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 29 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $15.93 / hour | $31,869 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $19.48 / hour | $38,951 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $23.02 / hour | $46,033 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $26.56 / hour | $53,115 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $30.10 / hour | $60,197 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $35.41 / hour | $70,820 |
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.