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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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

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

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