Automation index
How much of a Boilermaker’s job can AI already do?
A drawing and a plate cut come earlier. Marking out, welding and holding pressure do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Boilermaker
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#255 / 753
View rankingBoilermaker
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Read drawings, parts lists and material lists.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Mark out, cut, roll and assemble plate.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Weld, fit and erect in shop or on site.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Leak, pressure and finishing tests.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Repair boilers, tanks and ducts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Thickness, codes and liability for the weld.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- mark out plate
- weld boilers
- roll plate
- assemble tanks
- pressure tests
- erect on site
- read boilermaker drawings
- repair ducts
Sources for this job· O*NET 47-2011.00· ESCO/ISCO 7213
IS WORK OVER?
Substation technician
19%
#660 / 753
View rankingSubstation technician
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Switching, the sheet and the lockout.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Bay, the earth and not going in without it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Oil, the analysis and the one that bites.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Fault, the disconnector and not resetting blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Control and not jumping to a yes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Open the right one, and not going in unearthed.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 19% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- switching
- substation sheets
- earths
- bays
- oil
- lockouts
- disconnectors
- not go in unearthed
Sources for this job· O*NET 49-2095.00· ESCO/ISCO 3113