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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Industrial Boilermaker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Industrial Boilermaker” 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 Boilermaker” 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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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