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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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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