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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Sheet Metal 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%

“Sheet Metal 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%

“Sheet Metal 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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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.

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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