Will AI replace Structural Iron and Steel Workers?
Yes. I've already started.
Time left: 6 years and 3 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What structural iron and steel workers do all day (for now)
Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position.
Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
Also known as
Assembler, Awnings Mechanic, Billboard Erector, Billboard Installer, Billboard Mechanic, Bolter, Bridge Ironworker, Bridge Maintainer
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace structural iron and steel workers?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 6 years and 3 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces structural iron and steel workers?
6 years and 3 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which structural iron and steel workers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required. The rest follows.