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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Beam Worker” 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%

“Beam Worker” 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%

“Beam Worker” 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.

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

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

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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