Will AI Replace Sheet Metal Workers?

Maintain equipment, making repairs or modifications when necessary.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Fabricate ducts for high efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to maximize efficiency of systems.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

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.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Install assemblies, such as flashing, pipes, tubes, heating and air conditioning ducts, furnace casings, rain gutters, or downspouts in supportive frameworks.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Hire, train, or supervise new employees or apprentices.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Fabricate or alter parts at construction sites, using shears, hammers, punches, or drills.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Determine project requirements, such as scope, assembly sequences, or required methods or materials, using blueprints, drawings, or written or verbal instructions.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Maneuver completed roofing units into position for installation.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Select gauges or types of sheet metal or nonmetallic material, according to product specifications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Shape metal material over anvils, blocks, or other forms, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Trim, file, grind, deburr, buff, or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable power tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inspect individual parts, assemblies, or installations, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, scales, or micrometers.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the construction or assembly of sheet metal products.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

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).

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform building commissioning activities by completing mechanical inspections of a building's water, lighting, or heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Fasten roof panel edges or machine-made moldings to structures by nailing or welding.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Finish parts, using hacksaws or hand, rotary, or squaring shears.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.