Will “Argon Oxygen Decarborization Refining Vessel Operator (AOD Refining Vessel Operator)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

88% Chance of Automation

“Argon Oxygen Decarborization Refining Vessel Operator (AOD Refining Vessel Operator)” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4051.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,840.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 17,730 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Argon Oxygen Decarborization Refining Vessel Operator (AOD Refining Vessel Operator)”

Record production data, and maintain production logs.
Prepare material to load into furnaces, including cleaning, crushing, or applying chemicals, by using crushing machines, shovels, rakes, or sprayers.
Sprinkle chemicals over molten metal to bring impurities to the surface.
Inspect furnaces and equipment to locate defects and wear.
Operate controls to move or discharge metal workpieces from furnaces.
Observe air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity, and turn fuel valves or adjust controls to maintain required temperatures.
Scrape accumulations of metal oxides from floors, molds, and crucibles, and sift and store them for reclamation.
Observe operations inside furnaces, using television screens, to ensure that problems do not occur.
Direct work crews in the cleaning and repair of furnace walls and flooring.
Kindle fires, and shovel fuel and other materials into furnaces or onto conveyors by hand, with hoists, or by directing crane operators.
Weigh materials to be charged into furnaces, using scales.
Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures.
Remove impurities from the surface of molten metal, using strainers.
Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces, and place it into molds, using hoists, pumps, or ladles.

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