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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Cornice Maker” 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%

“Cornice Maker” 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%

“Cornice Maker” 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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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