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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Pressure Tester” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #377 of 702. Estimated risk: 68.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

30%

“Pressure Tester” 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%

“Pressure Tester” 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.

  • Conduct pressure tests on vessels, such as boilers.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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