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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Tester” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Tester” 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 Tester” 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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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