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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Hood Technician (Hood Tech)” 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 Technician (Hood Tech)” 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 Technician (Hood Tech)” 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.

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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