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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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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