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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 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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