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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ceiling Installer” 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%

“Ceiling Installer” 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%

“Ceiling Installer” 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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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