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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.

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

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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

  • 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).

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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