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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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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