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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

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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