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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Structural Mechanic” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #457 of 702. Estimated risk: 83.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Structural Mechanic” 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%

“Structural Mechanic” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Dismantle structures or equipment.

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

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

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

  • Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

Technologies & Software

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

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