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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Oil Field Rig Builder” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #457 of 702. Estimated risk: 83.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

43%

“Oil Field Rig Builder” 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 43% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

62%

“Oil Field Rig Builder” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 62% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Structural Iron and Steel Workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Avg. Annual Salary $69,270
Avg. Hourly Wage $33.30
Available Jobs (US) 64,720
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Structural Iron and Steel Workers #47-2221
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Structural Iron and Steel Workers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.

  • Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.

  • Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.

  • Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.

  • Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.

  • Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position.

  • Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.

  • Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.

  • Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.

  • Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.

  • Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.

  • Dismantle structures or equipment.

  • Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.

  • Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.

  • Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

  • Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.

  • Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.

  • Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, as needed.

  • Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.

Technologies & Software

  • Project scheduling software
  • Cost estimating software
  • Buildots AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
  • Procore AI
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Inventory tracking software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Workshop cranes
  • Single-cut mill saw files
  • Chalk lines
  • Notebook computers
  • Pipe wrenches
  • Personal computers
  • Hacksaws
  • Two way radios
  • Hydraulic pumps
  • Staple guns
  • Ear plugs
  • Safety boots
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Hammers
  • Scaffolding
  • Wire brushes
  • Flat head screwdrivers
  • Drift pins
  • Welding gloves
  • Protective harnesses
  • Center punches
  • Winches
  • Protective coveralls
  • Rod ovens
  • Jacks
  • Rubber mallets
  • Cold chisels
  • Spreader beams
  • Stressing jacks
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Scribers
  • Blow torches
  • Plumb bobs
  • Pneumatic hammers
  • Forging dies
  • Utility knives
  • Swing stages
  • Hard hats
  • Strikers
  • Combination squares
  • C clamps
  • Laser levels
  • Torpedo levels
  • Plasma cutters
  • Safety lanyards
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Vise grip pliers
  • Power grinders
  • Life preservers
  • Rivet guns
  • Bolt cutters
  • Tape measures
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Grout mixers
  • Safety belts
  • Welding tips
  • Air compressors
  • Spud wrenches
  • Bull pins
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Open end wrenches
  • Tin snips
  • Safety gloves
  • Cutoff saws
  • Welding helmets
  • Electric drills
  • Robertson screwdrivers
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Sledgehammers
  • Tongs
  • Portable welding machines
  • Welding hoods
  • Decoilers
  • Squares
  • Tuggers
  • Ladders
  • Power lifts
  • Safety glasses
  • Crowbars
  • Respirators
  • Rivet tongs
  • Rivet busters
  • Slings

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