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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

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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