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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Template Fitter” 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%

“Template Fitter” 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%

“Template Fitter” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

  • 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).

Technologies & Software

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

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