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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

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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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