Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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SOC code
51-2041.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
22 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersSOC 51-2041.00
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
Design templates and fixturesWhat can do this →
75% · agentMostly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Blueprint analysis agent
Computer aided design and drafting CADD software · Dassault Systemes CATIA · Docs
● No integration needed
Measurement verification agent
Microsoft Excel · Docs · Sheets
● No integration needed
Template design agent
Computer aided design and drafting CADD software · Three-dimensional modeling software · Tekla software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically position, align, and fit metal parts and assembliesOperate welding, cutting, grinding, and fabricating equipment hands-onPerform manual material handling and crane operations on-siteApprove final workpiece conformance and structural integrity

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Review blueprints and specifications82% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Measure and verify workpiece conformance78% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Design templates and fixtures75% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 22 detailed work activities O*NET records for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.