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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Iron Worker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #457 of 702. Estimated risk: 83.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Iron 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 43% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

62%

“Iron 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 62% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Structural Iron and Steel Workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Avg. Annual Salary $69,270
Avg. Hourly Wage $33.30
Available Jobs (US) 64,720
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Structural Iron and Steel Workers #47-2221
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Structural Iron and Steel Workers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.

  • Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position.

  • Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.

  • Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.

  • Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

  • Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.

  • Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.

  • Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, as needed.

  • Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.

  • Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.

  • Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.

  • Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.

  • Dismantle structures or equipment.

  • Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.

  • Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.

  • Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.

  • Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.

  • Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.

  • Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.

Technologies & Software

  • Buildots AI
  • Project scheduling software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
  • Procore AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Cost estimating software
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Center punches
  • Welding gloves
  • Cutoff saws
  • Decoilers
  • Chalk lines
  • Grout mixers
  • Hacksaws
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Ladders
  • Strikers
  • Safety boots
  • Vise grip pliers
  • Scribers
  • Bull pins
  • Protective harnesses
  • Crowbars
  • Tuggers
  • Life preservers
  • Air compressors
  • Safety belts
  • Spreader beams
  • Winches
  • Welding helmets
  • Squares
  • Safety lanyards
  • Tin snips
  • Tape measures
  • Two way radios
  • Rod ovens
  • Sledgehammers
  • Pneumatic hammers
  • Drift pins
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Blow torches
  • Open end wrenches
  • Forging dies
  • Torpedo levels
  • Protective coveralls
  • Safety gloves
  • Scaffolding
  • Electric drills
  • Notebook computers
  • Utility knives
  • Spud wrenches
  • C clamps
  • Welding hoods
  • Safety glasses
  • Bolt cutters
  • Slings
  • Rivet tongs
  • Rivet guns
  • Wire brushes
  • Stressing jacks
  • Hard hats
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Respirators
  • Combination squares
  • Laser levels
  • Workshop cranes
  • Tongs
  • Swing stages
  • Staple guns
  • Pipe wrenches
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Jacks
  • Power grinders
  • Cold chisels
  • Hydraulic pumps
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Welding tips
  • Robertson screwdrivers
  • Hammers
  • Plumb bobs
  • Rubber mallets
  • Rivet busters
  • Portable welding machines
  • Power lifts
  • Flat head screwdrivers
  • Plasma cutters
  • Single-cut mill saw files
  • Ear plugs
  • Personal computers

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