Will AI replace Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters?
Estimated risk score: 7 out of 100
Very low replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (0 to 26).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 23 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 51-2041.00 · Production
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 0 of its 23 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
None of its rated tasks.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 22 of its 23 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
- Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
- Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
- Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
What the job is
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
Also called: Steelworker, Weld Fitter, Metal Box Maker, Mill Beam Fitter, Motorcycle Maker, Pneumatic Tool Op, Machine Cage Maker, Structural Planner.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate