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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Industrial Boiler Service Technician (Industrial Boiler Service Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Industrial Boiler Service Technician (Industrial Boiler Service Tech)” 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%

“Industrial Boiler Service Technician (Industrial Boiler Service Tech)” 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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