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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Geothermal Sheet Metal 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%

“Geothermal Sheet Metal 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%

“Geothermal Sheet Metal 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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