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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Gutter 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%

“Gutter 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%

“Gutter 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

Technologies & Software

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

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