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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Template Layout 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%

“Template Layout 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%

“Template Layout 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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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