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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fairing Worker” 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 Worker” 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 Worker” 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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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