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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Layout Worker” 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%

“Layout Worker” 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%

“Layout Worker” 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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

  • 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 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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