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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Ironworker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #457 of 702. Estimated risk: 83.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Ironworker” 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%

“Ironworker” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

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

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

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

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

  • Dismantle structures or equipment.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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