AI Career Radar

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

AI exposure45 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation43
Freedom to set tasks80
Repeating the same tasks74
$78,620Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
58Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
56
Critical Thinking
63
56
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Active Learning
62
53
Coordination
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Reading Comprehension
61
53
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
47
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Instructing
58
44
Learning Strategies
58
28
Systems Analysis
57
41
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Service Orientation
56
28
Persuasion
54
38
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
35
Science
52
31
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
28
Equipment Maintenance
47
56
Troubleshooting
47
56
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Equipment Selection
47
38
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
75
Repairing
46
56
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
60

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Systems Analysis, Writing, Speaking

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$95,320
10-yr growth
+10.3%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Systems Analysis, Active Listening, Troubleshooting

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.