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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Erector” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Erector” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 30% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

51%

“Boiler Erector” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 51% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Boilermakers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.

Avg. Annual Salary $76,900
Avg. Hourly Wage $36.97
Available Jobs (US) 10,170
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Boilermakers #47-2011
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Boilermakers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.

  • Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.

  • 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.

  • Shape or fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes, to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, or drill presses.

  • Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.

  • Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts.

  • Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.

  • Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.

  • Install refractory bricks or other heat-resistant materials in fireboxes of pressure vessels.

  • 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.

  • Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.

  • Assemble large vessels in an on-site fabrication shop prior to installation to ensure proper fit.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

  • Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.

  • Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.

  • Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.

  • Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines.

  • Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.

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  • Fire retardant coveralls
  • Screwdrivers
  • Telescoping lifts
  • Center punches
  • Flaring tools
  • Air grinders
  • Bench vises
  • Hard hats
  • Chain wrenches
  • End cutting pliers
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Plasma arc welding equipment
  • Drift pins
  • Power saws
  • Welding shields
  • Pneumatic impact wrenches
  • Blacksmiths' punches
  • Ventilation fans
  • Pipe vises
  • Safety goggles
  • X ray inspection equipment
  • Oxygen concentration meters
  • Cutoff saws
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Hydraulic cranes
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Air compressors
  • Air carbon arc cutting equipment
  • Straightedges
  • Milling machines
  • Welding distribution panels
  • Non-sparking hammers
  • Digital levels
  • Combination wrenches
  • Acetylene torches
  • Dust masks
  • Utility hoists
  • Engineers' levels
  • Scissor lifts
  • Tube milling machines
  • Ground clamps
  • Sandblasters
  • Stick electrodes
  • Power grinders
  • Block and tackle equipment
  • Metal-cutting snips
  • Air manifolds
  • Tube drifts
  • Micrometers
  • Circular saws
  • Putty knives
  • Welding tip cleaning files
  • Bull pins
  • Air scalers
  • Combination squares
  • Resin spray guns
  • Beam clamps
  • Digital lasers
  • Scaffolding
  • Needle pressure gauges
  • Framing squares
  • Welding tips
  • Dividers
  • Sliding t-bevels
  • Bar clamps
  • Clear lenses
  • Steamboat ratchet jacks
  • Strap wrenches
  • Calipers
  • Heat lamps
  • Pin punches
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Cutting torches
  • Tap sets
  • Spreader beams
  • Electrode holders
  • Plumb bobs
  • Punch presses
  • Overhead hoists
  • Swing stages
  • Transit levels
  • Drill point gauges
  • Tube end facers
  • Slip joint pliers
  • Hacksaws
  • Plate clamps
  • Shears
  • Drill presses
  • Temperature sticks
  • Chain pulleys
  • Longnose pliers
  • Utility knives
  • Electrode ovens
  • Two way radios
  • Spud wrenches
  • Box end wrenches
  • Bolt cutters
  • Wedges
  • Chain falls
  • Staging equipment
  • Water levels
  • Pry bars
  • Shackles
  • Workshop cranes
  • Nibblers
  • Full-face respirators
  • Chalk lines
  • Hammer wrenches
  • Beam trolleys
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
  • Screw jacks
  • Leather protective clothing
  • Squares
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Trammel points
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 meters
  • Tube wall reducing tools
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
  • Pre-heating torches
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Catalyst dispensers
  • Full body harnesses
  • Half-face respirators
  • Adjustable pipe wrenches
  • Serrating tools
  • Chain hoists
  • Air hammers
  • Single-cut mill saw files
  • Telescoping gauges
  • Channel lock pliers
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Scale rules
  • Soft face hammers
  • Pneumatic drills
  • Slings
  • Buffing tools
  • Hydraulic stub pullers
  • Vernier calipers
  • Swivel hoist rings
  • Wire rope pullers
  • Welding oxygen regulators
  • Vise grip pliers
  • Compasses
  • Ear plugs
  • Portable welding machines
  • Laser levels
  • Spirit levels
  • Protractors
  • Pipe and tubing cutters
  • Claw hammers
  • Hand saws
  • Torque wrenches
  • Measuring tapes
  • Forklifts
  • Contour markers
  • Tube pullers
  • Allen wrenches
  • Bench lathes
  • Sledgehammers
  • Filtered lenses
  • Brakes
  • Welding adaptors
  • Protective gloves
  • Hydraulic jacks
  • Metal-cutting chisels
  • Safety glasses
  • Atmospheric testing equipment
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Computer-controlled welding equipment
  • Personal computers
  • Caulking guns
  • Friction lighters
  • C clamps
  • Desktop computers
  • Chipping hammers
  • Lead hammers
  • Flashback arrestors
  • Ladders
  • Hydraulic boom trucks
  • Scribers
  • Pneumatic hoists
  • Wire brushes
  • Adjustable crescent wrenches
  • Splitting chisels
  • Respiratory protection equipment
  • Open end wrenches
  • Atmospheric monitoring devices
  • Jig saws
  • Oxygen lances
  • Hydrostatic testers
  • Beveling machines

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