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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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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