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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Hood Maker” 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%

“Hood Maker” 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%

“Hood Maker” 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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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).

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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