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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Aviation Metalsmith” 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%

“Aviation Metalsmith” 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%

“Aviation Metalsmith” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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