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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Angle Bender” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #453 of 702. Estimated risk: 82.0%

Directly assessed by researchers as likely automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

38%

“Angle Bender” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 38% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

59%

“Angle Bender” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 59% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Sheet Metal Workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Avg. Annual Salary $66,110
Avg. Hourly Wage $31.78
Available Jobs (US) 117,470
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Sheet Metal Workers #47-2211
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Sheet Metal Workers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.

  • Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

  • Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

  • Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

  • Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

  • Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

  • Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

  • Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

  • Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

  • Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.

  • Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

  • Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.

  • Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.

  • Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

  • Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

  • Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.

  • Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Technologies & Software

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Applied Production ProFold
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Buildots AI
  • WiCAM PN4000
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Applied Production ProFab
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Siemens NX
  • FCC Software AutoPOL Series
  • Procore AI
  • Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Striker Systems SS-Profile
  • Spreadsheet software
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • Corte Certo
  • QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • JETCAM Expert
  • Chain hoists
  • Tap sets
  • Cutoff saws
  • Micrometers
  • Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
  • Straightedges
  • Wire cutters
  • Jigs
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
  • Bumping hammers
  • Double seaming equipment
  • U-tube manometers
  • Pneumatic hammers
  • Strobe tachometers
  • Portable plasma cutters
  • Slings
  • Scaffolding
  • Hand notchers
  • Spiral duct machines
  • Magnehelic pressure gauges
  • Combination snips
  • Drill presses
  • Templates
  • Bandsaws
  • Ohmmeters
  • Circular saws
  • Power notchers
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Calipers
  • Chalk lines
  • Scratch awls
  • Safety gloves
  • Power sanders
  • Hand brakes
  • Spot welders
  • Hand crimpers
  • Electric impact wrenches
  • Single-cut mill saw files
  • Hydraulic hoists
  • Humidity sensors
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Microamp meters
  • Cleat folders
  • Punches
  • Combustion analyzers
  • Hacksaws
  • Safety glasses
  • Spirit levels
  • C clamps
  • Velometers
  • Scribers
  • Setting hammers
  • Hand dollies
  • Squaring shears
  • Bolt cutters
  • Power shears
  • Laser printers
  • Dividers
  • Cleat formers
  • Ladders
  • Framing squares
  • Scale rulers
  • Hole punches
  • Welding tips
  • Pneumatic riveters
  • Ammeters
  • Squares
  • Power routers
  • Riveting hammers
  • Oxyacetylene welding equipment
  • Cordless drills
  • Wiring machines
  • Oxygen testers
  • Vise grip pliers
  • Computer controlled saws
  • Tape measures
  • Power brakes
  • Psychrometers
  • Slip roll formers
  • AC/DC welding power units
  • V-notchers
  • T squares
  • Cold chisels
  • Pneumatic impact wrenches
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
  • Protective clothing
  • Drifts
  • Pipe threaders
  • Stencils
  • Power buffers
  • Riveting tools
  • Caulking guns
  • Bar folders
  • Pop rivet guns
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Digital multimeters
  • Plasma cutters
  • Groovers
  • Pressure gauges
  • Turning machines
  • Electric drills
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Trammel points
  • Screwdrivers
  • Foot shears
  • Hammers
  • Power presses
  • Nut drivers
  • Welding helmets
  • Welding facial shields
  • Rotary punches
  • Computer controlled presses
  • Plumb bobs
  • Box and pan brakes
  • Desktop computers
  • Beam compasses
  • Soldering furnaces
  • Multimeters
  • AC welding power units
  • Rivet presses
  • Mechanical tachometers
  • Cold-cut saws
  • Transit levels
  • Tempscribes
  • Burring machines
  • Pipe reamers
  • Hoists
  • Center punches
  • Easy edgers
  • Tongs
  • Hydraulic presses
  • Dial indicators
  • Dimplers
  • Angle grinders
  • Inclined manometers
  • Set squares
  • Calibrated flow hoods
  • Nibblers
  • Vernier calipers
  • Personal computers
  • Draft gauges
  • Pitot tubes
  • Hard hats
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
  • Seamers
  • Allen wrenches
  • Beading machines
  • Unishears
  • Ring and circular shears
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Polishers
  • Aviation snips
  • Laser levels
  • Protractors
  • Power punches
  • Clamp-on ammeters
  • Millivolt meters
  • Smoke testers
  • Stack thermometers
  • Portable spot welders
  • Safety goggles
  • Laser cutters
  • Hammer drills
  • Pipe cutters
  • Prick punches

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