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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Mechanic” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Mechanic” 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 Mechanic” 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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

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

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

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

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