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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Industrial Field Service 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 Field Service 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 Field Service 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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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