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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

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

  • Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Technologies & Software

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

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