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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boilermaker Journeyman” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boilermaker Journeyman” 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 Journeyman” 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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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