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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Duralumin Metalworker” 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%

“Duralumin Metalworker” 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%

“Duralumin Metalworker” 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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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