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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boiler Welder” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boiler Welder” 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 Welder” 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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