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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Spouting Installer” 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%

“Spouting Installer” 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%

“Spouting Installer” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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).

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

Technologies & Software

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

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