Will “Chute Builder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

100 % Chance of Automation

“Chute Builder” will definitely be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #453 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2211.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,080.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
Currently, there are 134,450 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sheet Metal Workers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Chute Builder”

Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.
Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.
Secure metal roof panels in place by interlocking and fastening grooved panel edges.
Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.
Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.
Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.
Construct components for high-performance wind turbine systems.
Install green architectural sheet metal components, such as cool roofs or hot or cold walls.
Develop or lay out patterns, using computerized metalworking equipment.
Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.
Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.
Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.
Verify that heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are designed, installed, and calibrated in accordance with green certification standards, such as those of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.
Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.
Fasten seams or joints together with welds, bolts, cement, rivets, solder, caulks, metal drive clips, or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair sheet metal items.
Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.
Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.
Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.
Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.
Perform sheet metal work necessary for solar panel installations.

Related Technology & Tools

Pipe reamers
Scale rulers
Electric drills
V-notchers
Power routers
Rivet presses
Welding tips
AC welding power units
Transit levels
Scaffolding
Allen wrenches
Pneumatic hammers
Hacksaws
Templates
Computer controlled saws
Dial indicators
Strobe tachometers
Cleat folders
Riveting hammers
Scribers
Center punches
Beading machines
Squares
Smoke testers
Protractors
Pressure gauges
Nibblers
Power punches
Ohmmeters
Inclined manometers
Cordless drills
Hammers
Rotary punches
Easy edgers
Spiral duct machines
Plumb bobs
Ammeters
Power sanders
Vernier calipers
Tongs
Bar folders
Draft gauges
Velometers
Hydraulic presses
Hand dollies
Ladders
Ear muffs
Riveting tools
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Hand notchers
U-tube manometers
Chain hoists
Tempscribes
Hoists
Screwdrivers
Drifts
Pipe threaders
Framing squares
Stack thermometers
Personal computers
Hand crimpers
Groovers
T squares
Electric impact wrenches
Angle grinders
Polishers
Double seaming equipment
Hole punches
Dimplers
Laser levels
Pneumatic impact wrenches
Power shears
Hand brakes
Burring machines
Digital multimeters
Cutoff saws
Beam compasses
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Oxygen testers
Single-cut mill saw files
Micrometers
Hammer drills
Side cutting pliers
Cold chisels
AC/DC welding power units
Safety goggles
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Power notchers
Bumping hammers
Combustion analyzers
Calipers
Set squares
Pipe cutters
Laser printers
Plasma cutters
Bolt cutters
Jigs
Prick punches
Wire cutters
Wiring machines
Clamp-on ammeters
Aviation snips
Cleat formers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Protective clothing
Cold-cut saws
Computer controlled presses
Power buffers
Straightedges
Dividers
Chalk lines
Psychrometers
Hard hats
Millivolt meters
Humidity sensors
Multimeters
Drill presses
Spot welders
Slip roll formers
Microamp meters
Tape measures
Soldering furnaces
Scratch awls
Safety gloves
Stencils
Mechanical tachometers
Slings
Seamers
Ring and circular shears
Laser cutters
Vise grip pliers
Trammel points
Portable plasma cutters
Safety glasses
Squaring shears
Caulking guns
Bandsaws
Welding helmets
Welding facial shields
Box and pan brakes
Pop rivet guns
Carbon dioxide CO2 monitors
C clamps
Desktop computers
Combination snips
Foot shears
Hydraulic hoists
Punches
Unishears
Spirit levels
Nut drivers
Turning machines
Pitot tubes
Tap sets
Power brakes
Power presses
Calibrated flow hoods
Circular saws
Portable spot welders
Pneumatic riveters
Setting hammers
Adjustable wrenches
Ball peen hammers
Socket wrench sets
Magnehelic pressure gauges

Microsoft Excel
XY Soft Sheet Cutting Suite
Revcad Software Sheet Lightning
QuickPen DuctDesigner 3D
Autodesk AutoCAD
Applied Production ProFab
Microsoft Windows
JETCAM Expert
Striker Systems SS-Profile
Computer aided design CAD software
UGS NX
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Spreadsheet software
Applied Production ProFold
Merry Mechanization SMP/IS
Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
Data entry software
WiCAM PN4000
FCC Software AutoPOL Series
Microsoft Office
Corte Certo