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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Journeyman Ironworker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #457 of 702. Estimated risk: 83.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Journeyman 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%

“Journeyman 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

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

  • Dismantle structures or equipment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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