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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Joist Setter” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #457 of 702. Estimated risk: 83.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Joist Setter” 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%

“Joist Setter” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Dismantle structures or equipment.

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

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

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

  • Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

Technologies & Software

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

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