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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

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

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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