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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Sheet Metal 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%

“Sheet Metal 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%

“Sheet Metal 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

  • 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.

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

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

  • 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).

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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