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Source ID: SRC-2026-07-14-ilo-wp140International Labour Organization (ILO) Working Paper 140
Sheet Metal Workers in the age of AI: impact evidence and adaptation options
ISCO-08 7213 · Thai source label: ช่างโลหะแผ่น
This score estimates where generative AI may assist with or perform parts of tasks. It does not predict that a job will disappear.
What the ILO evidence measures
Occupation codeISCO-08 7213
AI exposure groupNot Exposed
Score sourceILO Working Paper 140
Tasks in this occupation
O*NET statements are enrichment from US roles connected through the official BLS and O*NET crosswalk chain. Confirm that an example fits your local work before using it.
Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
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Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
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Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
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Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
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Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
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Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
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Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
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Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
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Skills used in this occupation
O*NET importance ratings provide a sourced starting point for deciding which existing capabilities to strengthen.
Critical Thinking
Importance rating: 3.50 out of 5.
Mathematics
Importance rating: 3.12 out of 5.
Monitoring
Importance rating: 3.12 out of 5.
Reading Comprehension
Importance rating: 3.12 out of 5.
Active Learning
Importance rating: 3.00 out of 5.
Active Listening
Importance rating: 3.00 out of 5.
ESCO skill-group context
These shares describe how ESCO skill records for the occupation group are distributed across broad categories. They are not personal capability scores or mandatory skills for every job.
handling and moving
25.5% of the published ESCO matrix row
working with machinery and specialised equipment
20.8% of the published ESCO matrix row
constructing
15.6% of the published ESCO matrix row
information skills
13.5% of the published ESCO matrix row
Build a plan from the task you choose
The Planner does not display invented capability percentages. You select a task, baseline the current method, run a safe bounded experiment, and keep evidence before deciding whether to continue.
30 days
Select one task, map its process, and measure time, quality, and rework across at least three examples.
60 days
Test one bounded step with synthetic or de-identified data, then log errors, human checks, and limitations.
90 days
Use the reviewed method in a real cycle with the process owner's approval, or stop if the result is not good enough.
Relevant courses
Recommendations match reviewed course categories to ISCO-08 and mapped ESCO skill-group records. Occupation-title keywords are not used as sole evidence. Before enrolling, recheck the syllabus, language, schedule, cost, and current access with the provider.
No verified course currently matches this occupation's specific skill evidence as of 12 August 2026. The foundation below applies across occupations and is not occupation-specific.
AI Fluency
ความคล่องตัวของ AI
- Why it is recommended
- A cross-occupation foundation, not a course specific to Sheet Metal Workers: use it to practise AI literacy, prompting, output checks, and responsible use.
- Practice output
- Choose one Sheet Metal Workers duty, use synthetic data to create a prompt, verify three outputs against a source, and record the errors.
- Study time
- 7 modules
- Cost and access
- Microsoft Learn content is free and can be consumed without signing in; a free profile is needed to save progress or achievements.
This page uses scores from International Labour Organization (ILO) Working Paper 140, official Thai duties from NSO, mapped O*NET enrichment, and ESCO skill-group context with an explicit mapping scope. Roongan does not fill evidence gaps with generated claims.
This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.