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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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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