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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Erector” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Erector” 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%

“Erector” 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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