How to Get a Sheet Metal Contractor License 

There are many different specialties within the contractor world. If you’re interested in becoming a contractor, have you thought about what kind?   

In this blog post, we will talk about one specific kind of contractor: a sheet metal contractor. This article will give a brief overview of this contracting field and position and what is required to get a sheet metal contractor license.  

According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulations, a sheet metal contractor is defined as a contractor whose services are unlimited in the sheet metal trade. This contractor “has the experience, knowledge, and skills necessary for the manufacture, fabrication, assembling, handling, erection, installation, dismantling, conditioning, adjustment, insulation, alteration, repair, servicing, or design (if not prohibited by the law) of ferrous or nonferrous metal work of U.S. No. 10 gauge of its equivalent or lighter gauge and of other materials, including, but not limited to, fiberglass, used in lieu thereof and of air-handling systems, including the setting of air-handling equipment and reinforcement of same, the balancing of air-handling systems, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the system.” 

For a Certified Sheet Metal Specialty Contractor License, you will need to prove four years of experience including a minimum of one year as a foreman. You may substitute up to three years of accredited college level courses for years of experience. 

• You must show all areas of installation, fabrication & design, and repair and servicing of: 

• Gravel Stops 
• Coping 
• Fascia Systems 
• Gutters & Downspouts 

• Flashing Systems 

• As well as fabrication, design and installation of 

• Duct Systems 
• Air Handling/Ventilation Systems; and 
• Air Balancing 

In order to be a sheet metal contractor, a person must have a high school diploma or equivalent and an apprenticeship.  Apprenticeships, time at a technical school, or just learning skills on the job is how sheet metal workers gain their skills and experience. The number of sheet metal workers as of 2014 was 141,000 in America. As of May 2015, the average pay for a sheet metal worker was $45,750.  

In this position, workers often lift heavy materials and stand for long periods of time; this position requires a lot of bending, climbing, and squatting. Most positions are full time.  

This career is considered extremely varied and diversified in all of the skilled trades. Sheet metal workers work with the development of restaurant equipment, automobiles, precision equipment, outdoor signs, handrails, column wraps, and more. They also work with plastic and fiber glass.  

This job utilizes math, pattern layout development methods, works with power tools, and are involved in heating ventilation and air condition of commercial buildings and private residences. 

If this sounds like a promising career path for you, it’s time for you to get your sheet metal contractor’s license. 

 We specialize in helping people with the contractor licensing process. We make it easy and simple.  

To get a Florida sheet metal contractor’s license, there is a lot of paperwork and deadlines. If you hire our Florida contractor licensing team at Licenses, Etc., we will make the process simple, fast, and efficient for you. We walk our clients through each step of the process, complete the license application information for you, and provide you with exactly what you need to gather the supporting documentation. We know what the contractor licensing board is looking for.  

We will also help you obtain additional licenses, renew licenses, or help you with business licensing. We have got the license process down to a science! We’ve helped thousands of people become licensed contractors. If you want help becoming a licensed sheet metal contractor, click our Florida contractor license contact page or call 239-777-1028.  

We can also help you get your sheet metal contractor’s license or other contractor’s licenses in any other state!