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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Press Brake Operator” 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%

“Press Brake Operator” 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%

“Press Brake Operator” 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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Technologies & Software

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

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