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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Service Technician (Boiler Service Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Service Technician (Boiler Service Tech)” 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 Service Technician (Boiler Service Tech)” 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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