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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Tinsmith” 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%

“Tinsmith” 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%

“Tinsmith” 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

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

  • Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and 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.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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