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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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Technologies & Software

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

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