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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Locomotive Boilermaker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Locomotive 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%

“Locomotive 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 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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