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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fitter” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Fitter” 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%

“Fitter” 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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