Local No. 36

Sheet metal workers are essential to the construction of buildings’ environmental control systems. They also install specialty roofs, gutters and architectural sheet metal, making tremendous contributions to a structure’s architectural beauty. They perform all types of sheet metal fabrication and construction. They cut, fabricate, install and maintain sheet metal products and systems, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in residential, commercial and industrial appliances. Sheet Metal Apprentices receive 10,000 hours of on-the-job and classroom training. Apprentices attend classroom training 20 days each year, five days in succession, four weeks per year, for four years.