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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fairing Man” 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%

“Fairing Man” 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%

“Fairing Man” 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 or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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