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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Metal Ceiling Builder” 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%

“Metal Ceiling Builder” 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%

“Metal Ceiling Builder” 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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