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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Tin 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%

“Tin 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%

“Tin 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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