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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Tinner” 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%

“Tinner” 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%

“Tinner” 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.

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

  • 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.

  • 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).

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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