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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “HVAC Sheet Metal Specialist (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Specialist)” 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%

“HVAC Sheet Metal Specialist (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Specialist)” 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%

“HVAC Sheet Metal Specialist (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Specialist)” 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

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Technologies & Software

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

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