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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boilermaker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boilermaker” 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%

“Boilermaker” 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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