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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fabrication Technician (Fabrication Tech)” 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%

“Fabrication Technician (Fabrication Tech)” 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%

“Fabrication Technician (Fabrication Tech)” 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

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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