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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Chute Builder” 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%

“Chute Builder” 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%

“Chute Builder” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

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