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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Boilermaker Mechanic” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Boilermaker Mechanic” 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 Mechanic” 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

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

  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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