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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Deburr Tech (Deburr Technician)” 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%

“Deburr Tech (Deburr Technician)” 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%

“Deburr Tech (Deburr Technician)” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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