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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Repairman” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Repairman” 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 Repairman” 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

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

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

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

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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