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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Wind Turbine Sheet Metal 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%

“Wind Turbine Sheet Metal 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%

“Wind Turbine Sheet Metal 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

  • 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).

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

  • Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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