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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Technician (Boiler 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 Technician (Boiler 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 Technician (Boiler 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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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