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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Maker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Maker” 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 Maker” 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

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

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

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

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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