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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Extrusion Former” 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%

“Extrusion Former” 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%

“Extrusion Former” 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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).

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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