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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Field Installer” 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%

“Field Installer” 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%

“Field Installer” 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 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.

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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