Sheet metal worker
Makes, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal products like ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings.
Will AI replace sheet metal worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 18 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Use blueprints and instructions to figure out project needs and methods
- Turn blueprints into shop drawings used to build sheet metal products
What stays human
- Maintain equipment and make repairs or changes when needed
- Build ducts for heating and cooling systems that run efficiently
- Join seams with welds, bolts, rivets, solder, or caulk
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.5%. Typical pay: $61,800 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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